2020 Journal_017
Item
- Title
- 2020 Journal_017
- Alternative Title
- 2020 Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The image shows an open book with a rustic appearance featuring handwritten text on both pages. The pages have rough, frayed edges, giving the book an aged or handmade look. The left page includes a narrative written in neat, flowing handwriting discussing an encounter with Lisa Unger Baskin at an exhibit. The right page continues the narrative, expressing gratitude and admiration for Baskin's work. At the bottom of the right page, there are two small photographs; one shows a group of people observing a display, and the other depicts two books, one open and the other closed. Behind the right page, colorful paper can be seen peeking out, adding a pop of color to the otherwise neutral tones.
- 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
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Lisa Unger Baskin — the collector — by some synchronicity — was scheduled to do a walking tour of the exhibit — exactly when Gretchen and I planned to be there.
G.D. and I walked in and Lisa Unger Baskin was standing near us. Then she and I walked into the coat room at the same time. I told her I’d come down to see this exhibit and felt so fortunate to be here for her tour.
I thanked her for what she’s done — amassed a truly mind blowing history of women in Europe and the American East. I told her I was here to learn more about her work/libraries. She said, “That’s complicated.” Why? I asked her if she’d be willing to communicate, she said, “Sure, we can e-mail.”
It was a beautiful experience. - 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
- Image Gallery