Lucile Blanch (1895-1981) was a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient and also part of the WPA (Works of Public Art) program. She and her husband Arnold Blanch, were key players in the Woodstock Art Colony in the 1920s.
"In the bohemian enclave the Blanches presided over an open-air restaurant grandly named The Intelligentsia. Lucile baked pies and cooked on a kerosene stove. Arnold hunted squirrels and rabbits and procured vegetables and potatoes for the stew. Together they provided sustenance for the regular crew of artists, musicians, writers and actors. To supplement 'cash money' the pair made lampshades and created small woven articles to sell in local craft markets." (Source)
She baked pies and he procured potatoes. Dreamy, indeed.
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