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2020 Journal_029

Item

Exhibition catalog with artist profiles, abstract art, and handwritten notes.
Title
2020 Journal_029
Alternative Title
2020 Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an exhibition catalog or scrapbook, featuring various artist descriptions, artworks, and handwritten notes. The pages are bound together with a rough-edged, brown cover that appears to be made of heavy, textured paper. The left side is handwritten in black ink, with the title "MET BREUER" at the top and notes praising the art exhibit's beauty. Below the title, handwriting states, "Home is a Foreign Place." Several artist profiles are visible. In the center of the page, artworks by Elias Sime and Donna Conlon are described alongside colorful visuals. Elias Sime's piece includes a vibrant, abstract digital pattern. Donna Conlon’s section features a color image of small green plants. On the bottom right corner, handwritten text reads, "BRILLIANT 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
MET BREUER Home is a Foreign Place: Recent Acquisitions in Context. Varied and one of the most beautiful exhibits I've seen there. EDGAR HEAP OF BIRDS, HOCK E AYE VI... HONOR Ma-Ka-t a Ina'-zin One Who Stands on the Earth DEATH BY HANGING... ELIAS SIME... DONNA CONLON... BRILLIANT 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