Marcey Abramovitz
Marcey is Associate Curator of Women of the Blues: A Coast-to-Coast Collection.
©Ian Mclaren Photography
Ella Jenkins & Lynn Orman Weiss
This past summer (2016) Ella Jenkins received the Chicago Music Awards Lifetime
Achievement honor; this photo was taken on the day Lynn and I went to visit Ella to present her
with the award. What a tremendous experience and privilege it was to capture these moments.
The memories rising from Ella’s gaze were palpable as she admired this recognition of her
seventy-plus-year accomplished career in music.
Lynn has known Ella for over twenty-five years, as her publicist and as a dear friend; Ella is also
godmother to Lynn’s children. Their relationship is a very special one, and for me this image
really embodies this connection, one of love, admiration, and mutual respect.
