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The collection by international photographer Francoise Digel includes (l to r) Mz.
Peaches, the hand of Holle Thee Maxwell and Claudette Miller

offers visitors a bird’s-eye view of “the best blues festival in the
world.”
She added, “It’s such a good mixture of historic photos, and
wonderful to have the representation of so many women. I am
honored to be a part of it.”
“Women of the Blues – A Coast to Coast Collection” will
return to the University of Chicago Skybridge from June through
August 2017. It will then continue to mirror the movement of the
Mississippi River, as it’s soon slated to be at the Memphis Blues
Museum for a three-month stint.
There are also plans for a westward expansion to Los Angeles,
where photographers Amanda Gresham and Jacki Sackheim are
based. Orman Weiss has been finalizing details with Barbara
Morrison’s California Jazz and Blues Museum. Get additional
news on this big move at www.womenoftheblues.com.

All photos provided courtesy of “Women of The Blues – A Coast
To Coast Collection.”

Robin Zimmerman has been immersed in the music scene ever
since her days working as a DJ for a 10-watt radio station in
Lincoln, IL. Following this debut as “Rockin’ Robin” on WLNX, she
has covered the blues for various publications. She is currently a
contributing writer for the Chicago Blues Guide.

The photo of 92-year-old “living legend” Ella Jenkins is the first to greet you into the
National Blues Museum gallery Photo by Lynn Orman Weiss

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