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2020 Journal_021

Item

A scrapbook page with photos of bookbinding, a woman with books, and exhibit displays, alongside handwritten notes.
Title
2020 Journal_021
Alternative Title
2020 Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows a two-page spread from a scrapbook. The left page features a sepia-toned photograph of a woman seated next to a pile of ornate books, with some books standing upright and others stacked. Below the photograph, handwritten text reads, "I was unaware of the history of women in France in bookbinding." There is a small image beneath the text, showing an exhibit with framed pictures and artifacts, accompanied by the words, "This context trivialized the subject of contraception. Object pamphlet."

The right page contains a color photograph of an open book with intricate, colorful designs featuring floral patterns in red, green, and gold. Above this image is another photo of an exhibit setup with small placards, books, and displays. The handwritten text on the page includes "Sign, pamphlet front, book open," and "All 'women's WORK'.”
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
I was unaware of the history of women in France in bookbinding. This context trivialized the subject of contraception. Object pamphlet. Sign pamphlet front book open. All "women's WORK".
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