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2020 Journal_024

Item

A collage containing a photograph of a grand building entrance, a circular icon with a lion, and a page discussing a J.D. Salinger exhibition, with handwritten notes.
Title
2020 Journal_024
Alternative Title
2020 Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image is a collage that includes a page from a notebook and a flyer or brochure. The left side features a photograph of a grand building entrance with large columns and arches. A red carpet flanked by small lights leads up the stairs to the entrance. Above the photo is a red circle with a white lion head and the word "TOURS." Handwritten text is visible on the notebook paper around the photo. The right side displays a page titled "EXHIBITIONS," discussing an exhibition about J.D. Salinger, including text and a sketch of a man in profile. Additional handwritten notes overlay this page.
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 skipped the guided tour of the NYPL because the docent I didn't hit it off with

EXHIBITIONS

J.D. Salinger OCT 18, 2019 - JAN 19, 2020 Schwarzman Building Wachenheim Gallery, First Floor

The New York Public Library is delighted to host an exhibition on the life and work of J.D. Salinger in celebration of his centennial. Organized in close collaboration with the J.D. Salinger Literary Trust, the exhibition is the first public look at an array of manuscripts, letters, photographs, books, and items drawn from Salinger's personal archive.

Support for The New York Public Library’s Celebrating Sharing Knowledge Initiative and Exhibition Program has been provided by the Astor Trust Fund; and Susan Waterfall, M. Greenfield and Sam Abrams with additional funds from more patrons and art lovers.

A story about Astor, one of the founders, who made his fortune on skinning beavers. Millions and millions of beavers. I left the tour. Gretchen and I drifted toward the J.D. Salinger exhibit and there was...WALLACE SHAWN!

O.E. Michael Mitchel, c. 1950. Photograph by Robert Kato.
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