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2020 Journal_016

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Open book with a red left page titled "Five Hundred Years of Women's Work" and handwritten text on the right page.
Title
2020 Journal_016
Alternative Title
2020 Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open book with a textured, rough edge on both pages. The left page is a vibrant red with white text, featuring an illustration of a human figure inscribed within geometric shapes. The title of the book is prominently displayed at the top. The right page is light brown with handwritten text in black ink. The handwriting is informal, with varying line spacing, suggesting a personal note. The page edges show a worn, aged appearance, giving the book a historical aesthetic.
Dates Completed
January 1, 2020 - January 30, 2020
Keywords
2020; New decade; Chart; Road metaphor; Bricks; Mortar; Rest stops; Dangers; Human body; Mortality; Poignancy; Connections; Sadness; Grief; Aging; Australia fires; Horror of 2020; $81,000 grant; Trust for Public Land; Texas Trees Foundation; Jonathan McNulty; David McNulty; Murder; Wounds; Baby elephants; Dream; “You are unstoppable”; NYC trip; FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF WOMEN’S WORK; Lisa Unger Baskin Collection; Grolier Club; NYC libraries; Book display; Collections; Researchers; Lisa Unger Baskin; Magical day; Well being; New York Public Library; J.D. Salinger exhibit; Made at NYPL exhibit; Wallace Shawn; Artifact display; Book binding; Women in France; Inexplicable well being; Wave not the water; Broadway; Central vein; Long leaf; Walking; Orthopedic surgeries; Morgan Library; Duane Michals; Word and Image; NYPL; Animal skin fortune; Met Breuer; Home is a Foreign Place; Jody Shields; Metropolitan Museum; Friday evening; Cafe Sabarsky; Free man in Paris; Recollection; Recognition of freedom; Responsibility; Central Park; Beacon Hotel; Room with a view; Magic; Best Small Garden award; Dallas
Transcription
Five Hundred Years of Women's Work
The Lisa Unger Baskin Collection
A Self-Guided Tour

Five Hundred Years of Women's Work: the Lisa Unger Baskin Collection is presented by the Grolier Club and the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University. The exhibition was curated by Lisa Unger Baskin, Naomi L. Nelson, and Lauren Reno.

January 8, 2020
It was just yesterday that I got to New York. Something happened that I didn’t think would ever happen for me again—that sense of well being washing over me that used to happen here. Tonight it was walking uptown on Broadway—around 7:30 & dark, streets & activity winding down. It was a magical day in New York. I came here to see the 500 years of Women’s Work Collection.
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
2020 Journal
Relation
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