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elieve it or not, this month's cover started life as a burger. Then, in an effort to cross-pollinate editorial themes, we thought — aha! — what about a painted burger? That is, a painting of a burger. You know, art, burgers, together at last? Who would paint it? What about one of our artists featured in the issue? Like it. But would that really feature the artist or the burger? (Besides, a painting of a burger might not exactly make your mouth water.) It was getting complicated — too complicated for a magazine cover. What about a simple painted type cover? Suki Anderson, our art director, thought the fun, pop-culture style of Anessa Arehart (see page 48) could carry a cover. Just type? What about the human element? Arehart added that, too, mocking up four potential covers featuring interesting characters in just a few days. Here is the evolution of a cover, including comments from Arehart: B "When I reread the notes jotted down at our meeting, the topics listed seemed like random thoughts popping into someone's mind. My conversation with your lovely art director was just as random and lively." "I had a novelty headdress from Gatlinburg, Tenn., when I was a kid, and it made me feel powerful when I put it on. The city of Louisville is full of Native American references: Cherokee, Shawnee, Iroquois, Seneca . . . I thought it was a good ft." "I love to paint women from that era. Such poise and style. Since JFK was featured this month, it seemed appropriate. Incidentally, when I was born, there was a rumor that I had been named Onassis after Jackie's new husband. If it were true, I would've defnitely signed my name using gigantic, elaborate O's." "These particular women are based on sisters who lived across the street from me. I didn't know much about them but had been told by another neighbor that they were well-known dancers in their younger years, performing in the 1930s and '40s. Their last name was Star. I loved thinking about the Star sisters on the road with their trunk of costumes and tap shoes. I never asked them personally if it was true because I preferred the story in my head." Why did we go with the one we did? It popped! The red background. The blonde bombshells. The crazy-cool green dresses. What's not to like? (There is one slight alteration. Can you fnd it?) "Anessa has a cool style and she's a feminist-art fan," Anderson says. "And we don't do a lot of lady stuff." 96 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 10.13