Join ex-Milwaukee resident Faythe Levine in celebrating the exclusive release of her new book, As Ever, Miriam. Published by OK Stamp Press and released in a small edition of 300. Limited copies will be on hand. Researched, transcribed, collected, and introduced by Levine, this book centers on the relationship and lives of Milwaukee-based Charlotte Russell Partridge (1882-1975) and Miriam Frink (1892-1978). Based on extensive archival and secondary research involving books, magazines, newspapers, and interviews, Levine brings readers into the work of connecting archival traces to tell stories about past lives. The book presents a collection of epistolary sign-offs from Frink’s letters to Partridge across the decades of their working and personal relationships. Levine takes time to provide extensive footnotes that bring context to these brief but rich archival excerpts. She includes reflections on quotidian details, vernacular translations, historical references, photographs, and information about the pair’s contributions to the arts and art education in Milwaukee, WI, and beyond in the early to mid-20th century.

Levine is currently based in upstate New York but has spent twenty years of her adult life living and working in Wisconsin. She has a career engaging with archives and collections through a queer, feminist lens that spans decades. As Ever, Miriam would interest readers connected to art education, queer archival methods, twentieth-century history, and anything related to correspondence and biography.

This event is free and all ages. Join the author from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., with short remarks at 6:00 p.m. Copies of the book will be $25.00, and Lion’s Tooth will be on-site to handle cash and credit card sales. Masks are encouraged.