From “Smoke and Mirrors” from Kristen Thiele

The movies of the 1930s are particularly evocative. It was an era between two world wars, during the Great Depression, and a time when American culture was truly starting to define itself. There were strong women on screen, gangsters, and a 1920s F. Scott Fitzgerald glamour that most Americans were likely not experiencing. The movies brought these somewhat fantastical worlds alive. The artist Kristen Thiele has re-im