We were fortunate not only to commission two compositions for this project, but also the artwork on our homepage and publicity. Ben Leon is a freelance illustrator whose work can be seen here.
The following American writers appear in Ben's American Songbook illustration:
Top centre is Louisa May Alcott, and below her Orchard house where she grew up and where Little Women is set. Next to her is Elizabeth Stanton, and behind her a protesting suffragette forming the Florida peninsula of the piano lid. The two heads below are Mina Loy, and Gloria Steinham. Below them on the left is Gertrude Stein (holding the moth in a glass case, referred to in The Making of Americans, and featured in Movement V of Laura's piece), centre is Walt Whitman and on the right is Fanny Fern. Under the title you can also see the steps down inside the Brunel Tunnel Shaft, where we will premiere the new commissions on 6th October!
The following American writers appear in Ben's American Songbook illustration:
Top centre is Louisa May Alcott, and below her Orchard house where she grew up and where Little Women is set. Next to her is Elizabeth Stanton, and behind her a protesting suffragette forming the Florida peninsula of the piano lid. The two heads below are Mina Loy, and Gloria Steinham. Below them on the left is Gertrude Stein (holding the moth in a glass case, referred to in The Making of Americans, and featured in Movement V of Laura's piece), centre is Walt Whitman and on the right is Fanny Fern. Under the title you can also see the steps down inside the Brunel Tunnel Shaft, where we will premiere the new commissions on 6th October!
