Bernice B. Perry, an aviation pioneer, the first female pilot, was also a very good photographer. I stumbled upon this photo of me she took ages ago at MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire, now just know as “MacDowell.”
Look here. I was the lucky beneficiary of three MacDowell fellowships, where I met marvelous fellow artists in all disciplines and had my own cabin to retreat into. I will never forget the friends I made there, such as Tillie Olsen. Remember, this is ages and ages ago. I told them to keep it, not update it, as I had never seen it before. That look. I was so earnest, wanting to use all my time there to the fullest, working on my “Big Book.”
