Danielle Bennignus
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Illustrator |
| Location | Dallas, TX, United States |
| Introduction | I wasn't born a century too late - rather, I was put here now, to keep the old music, clothing, dances and other stuff alive and well. I'm a traditional (pen, ink and pencils - no computers) illustrator, with a style that marries elements of Beardsley, Held Jr, fairground art and more - call it Linear Tomfoolery. I live in Dallas, happily in the clutches of an equally archaic musician. It's a deeply oddball, and profoundly fulfilling, existence. |
| Interests | Historic preservation, Vintage dance, Old amusement parks, Band organs, Historic carousels, Winter swimming, Antique clothing, Classic illustration, Movie palaces, Coney Island, Anachronistic living. |
| Favorite movies | Speedy, Little Fugitive, Auntie Mame, Mutoscopes, Kinetoscopes, Silent films of all shapes and sizes... |
| Favorite music | Ragtime, Traditional Jazz, Mechanical Music, Band Organs, Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks, The Singapore Slingers, Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra, Dan Levinson's Roof Garden Jass Band, New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, Fletcher Henderson, Paul Whiteman, Bix Beiderbecke, Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
| Favorite books | Little Me, Auntie Mame, In Dubious Battle, Harpo Speaks, Coney Island Lost and Found, Prayers from the Ark. |