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2020 Journal_032

Item

Open scrapbook with two photographs and handwritten notes on brown pages.
Title
2020 Journal_032
Alternative Title
2020 Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open scrapbook with rough-edged brown pages, displaying two photographs. The photograph on the left page depicts a street scene with bare trees wrapped in blue and white lights. There are buildings illuminated in the background. On the right page, the photograph shows a park scene featuring a large, leafless tree and people walking on a path. The city skyline is faintly visible behind the trees.

Handwritten notes in dark ink are above and below each photo. The notes include dates, personal reflections, and specific locations related to the photos. Another piece of paper is partially visible peeking out from behind the scrapbook.
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
Left page, above photo: "Photo taken evening of 01.07.20. After walking to NY Historical Society."

Left page, below photo: "Sitting at a window table in Viand Cafe on Broadway, near the Bram."

Right page, above photo: "Photo taken morning of 01.08.10. After three joint replacements, it was all worth it to do this walk again."

Right page, below photo: "Walking thru Central Park on my way to meet Gretchen for Grolier Club exhibit."
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