Aunt Millie Large

$150.00

Limited Edition Linocut Relief Print

Handprinted on 15”x20” 100% cotton, acid-free archival paper

This print depicts my Great Aunt, Mille, a nurse, caring for my Great Grandmother Agness while she was sick with the Spanish Flu and pregnant with my Grandfather Frank. Millie was also pregnant at the time. She went on to help others in her community and finally died from flu complications with her baby girl shortly after giving birth.

Limited Edition Linocut Relief Print

Handprinted on 15”x20” 100% cotton, acid-free archival paper

This print depicts my Great Aunt, Mille, a nurse, caring for my Great Grandmother Agness while she was sick with the Spanish Flu and pregnant with my Grandfather Frank. Millie was also pregnant at the time. She went on to help others in her community and finally died from flu complications with her baby girl shortly after giving birth.

In the fall of 1918, my Great Grandma Agnes was pregnant with my Grandpa Frank. The Spanish flu had hit their small town and despite school closures and isolation, Agnes contracted the flu at about seven months pregnant. Grandpa Edward‘s sister, Millie, left her own children in the care of her husband and despite also being about seven months pregnant came and cared for Grandma Agnes. Millie was able to treat Agnes back to health and a healthy baby was born on Christmas Eve. Millie continued to help sick members of her community until she finally contracted the flu just before her baby girl’s birth. Both mother and baby passed away the day after her birth as a result of flu complications.