Basque (clothing) Basque (clothing) A basque is an item of women's clothing. The term, of French origin, originally referred to types of bodice or jacket with long tails, and in later usage a long corset, characterized by a close, contoured fit and extending past the waistline over the hips. It is so called because the original French fashion for long women's jackets was adopted from Basque traditional dress. In contemporary usage it refers only to a long item of lingerie, in effect a brassiere that continues down, stopping around the waist or the top of the hips, the lower part essentially decorative
Jacob Glushakow Jacob Glushakow Jacob Glushakow (1914 – October 12, 2000) was an American painter known for his keen observations of life in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Jacob Glushakow was the oldest of 11 children born to Esther and Abraham Glushakow. He was born on the steamship Brandenburg while crossing the Atlantic from Bremen to Baltimore. His father was a clothing presser and candy maker and was also the host of a Jewish-American radio program. Jacob's parents left Ukraine days before the outbreak of World War I. Jacob was raised in East Baltimore at Eden and Baltimore streets and