Something Beautiful
Item
- Title
- Something Beautiful
- Alternative Title
- Something Beautiful
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The image shows an open scrapbook with clippings from a newspaper and handwritten notes. The left page has "The New York Times" header, dated "Sunday, November 8, 2020," followed by text "Biden Beats Trump," surrounded by vibrant, abstract paint splatters in red, blue, and pink tones. There are map visuals indicating election results. The right page contains handwritten notes dated "Nov 7, 2020," expressing joy and relief about the outcome. Below the handwriting, there are further headlines about historic milestones in the election, with a small image of a woman smiling. A rust-colored tab labeled "Election" protrudes from the scrapbook's center.
- Dates Completed
- August 23, 2020 - November 29, 2020
- Keywords
- Beauty; Thoughts on beauty; Something Beautiful; Ray-Mel Cornelius; Snowflake painting; David McNulty; Murder; Aging; Kelly’s mother; Sparky the cat; Love; Invisible communication; Love knows no distance; Beautiful collage; Quilt collage; Personal nature; Initiative; Choice; Transience; Once in forever; Marriage; Eye contact; Tender mercies; Cat art; Janelle; Lea; TikTok; Forgiveness; Commitment; COMMITMENT Lesson; 29 Pieces; Other shore; UNL suicide project; Drawing; Suicide sketches; Final art; Biden election; Kamala Harris; Glitter metaphor; Photos; Sparky
- Transcription
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The New York Times Sunday, November 8, 2020 Harris Will Become the Country's First Female Vice President Biden Beats Trump Race is Finally Called After Chaotic Term Ends with Rare Tumult Historic Milestone for Woman Steeped in Civil Rights Battles The Vice President-Elect TURNOUT; PRESIDENT LOSS
Nov 7, 2020 Morning beautiful. Sun, tiny blue skies, and this band of thugs on their way out. Biden + Harris won. What a relief, the joy is unbelievable. 3 bottles of champagne last night for Kelly, Kate + Betsy. We had a beautiful day. - Rights
- To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
- Is Part Of
- Something Beautiful
- Relation
- Image Gallery