Throwback Thursday: ‘Wall Street at Night’ by Lola Ridge & Chaille Stovall

All That Glitters

In ‘Wall Street at Night’, a graphic short that marries a poem by Lola Ridge with illustrations by Chaille Stovall, we take a walk on the darker side of New York City.

Discover the grit beneath the gild in this stunning exploration of early-20th-century New York City, excerpted here from Issue 23, Summer 2019.

To see more of this gorgeous illustrated poem, pick up your copy of Issue 23, Summer 2019 here!

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Lola Ridge (1873–1941) was born in Ireland, grew up in the antipodes, and immigrated to the US in her thirties.  An influential editor of avant-garde, feminist, and Marxist publications, she was an advocate for women’s rights, gay rights, and the rights of immigrants. In 1927, she was arrested while protesting the execution of Italian immigrant anarchists who were convicted through a controversial trial.  Her awards included a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1935 and the Shelley Memorial Award in 1936.

Chaille Stovall is an illustrator from Miami, Florida. Inspired by storybooks and illuminated texts, Chaille Stovall’s comic-book adaptations of literature try to capture the surreal experience of reading poetry and prose.