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Portrait of Ella by Alison Green for the Chicago Reader’s Chicagoans of the Year (2014)
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Portrait of Ella by Alison Green for the Chicago Reader’s Chicagoans of the Year (2014)
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Ella Jenkins at Ella Jenkins Park in Chicago. Photo by B. Richter
Ella in India (2000s)
Ella in India (2000).
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Ella Jenkins, cover photo for the album Come Dance By the Ocean. Photo by B. Richter
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Smithsonian Folkways artist Ella Jenkins.
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Ella Jenkins leads a group of children in a sing-along.
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Ella Jenkins leads a group of children in a sing-along.
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Smithsonian Folkways artist Ella Jenkins.
Ella in Australia with Kangaroo (1970s)
Ella in Australia with Kangaroo (1970s).
A portrait of Ella around 1970.
A portrait of Ella around 1970.
Ella performing in a classroom with children in the 1960s.
Ella performing in a classroom with children in the 1960s.
Ella Jenkins with Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman in July 1963, on the occasion of Ella's first workshop conducted at the Mozarteum at Carl Orff's invitation. Ella would return in 1965 to lead more workshops.
Ella Jenkins with Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman in July 1963, on the occasion of Ella's first workshop conducted at the Mozarteum at Carl Orff's invitation. Ella would return in 1965 to lead more workshops.
Ella, Tom, and a friend at Camp Reinberg in Palatine, IL, circa 1956.
Ella, Tom, and a friend at Camp Reinberg in Palatine, IL, circa 1956
Ella and her brother Tom, circa 1934
Ella and her brother Tom, circa 1934