Encounters with a Legend

  Benita Elizabeth (McGinnis) McCormick           (1889 – 1984) Benita McGinnis, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910   Passionate about art, my grand aunt Benita McGinnis had shown promise as a young artist. When she was still in her mid-teens, she was admitted to the prestigious School of the Art Institute of Chicago in … Continue reading "Encounters with a Legend"