She was a staff photographer at Life Magazine from 1945-1972 when the magazine went to monthly, and over forty of the covers were her photographs. But very little is recorded about Nina Leen...which may have been how she liked it. She had a flair for photographing animals, and her slice of Midwestern life will ring a bell for many folks. They are time capsules, as I now look at them and think "Why are there no Asian,black, or Latino people?" Not at these events at this time.

“Nina Leen: Lenslady” will be on view at Daniel Cooney Fine Art in New York from March 26 through May 15.

Artist Kerry Kate makes handmade dolls -- ghost dolls, clairvoyant or wormwood dolls, poison dolls. Take a walk on the macabre side. She's on vacation right now, but her Etsy store will open in late April or May.