About a hundred years ago, Mississippi’s Charley Patton originated a movement called the Delta Blues, and he’s the musician behind one of my favorite records. I thought that deserved at least a quick linocut portrait.
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![Charley Patton. Linocut. 2019.2.5x3.5.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa4254a31d4dfcb2cbca484/1550086572549-A8D7XEA82II38BTCPYHC/Charley+Patton.+Linocut.+2019.2.5x3.5.jpg)
About a hundred years ago, Mississippi’s Charley Patton originated a movement called the Delta Blues, and he’s the musician behind one of my favorite records. I thought that deserved at least a quick linocut portrait.