Family Journal_029
Item
- Title
- Family Journal_029
- Alternative Title
- Family Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- The image shows an open journal displaying two pages, featuring handwritten text and artwork. On the left page, the background is lined, containing various words and phrases written in different colors. The text includes words like "Arguments," "Loud Voices," "Smoke," and others juxtaposed with terms like "Democrats," "Republicans," "Catholics," "Protestants," "Black," and "White." Below the text is a black-and-white photograph of an older man seated in a chair, dressed in a light shirt with dark suspenders, holding a pipe. The right page has lined paper with more handwritten text in pencil about historical events and social themes. Below the text is a sepia-toned photo of a man seated, slightly turned to the side and touching his glasses.
- Identifier
- 021_022316-042416_family_journal
- Dates Completed
- February 23, 2016 - April 24, 2016
- Keywords
- Family; Parents; Grandparents; Maternal aunts and uncles; Childhood memories; Ghost busting; Revisionist history; Love; Forgiveness; Lingering ghosts; First pet; Pudgie the dog; Gift and loss; Ray of light extinguished; Grandmother’s life; Mother-daughter relationship; Hard work; Treasonous child; Reimagining childhood; Understanding; Devotion; Loyalty; Protection; Perspective; Kip Lott; Piece 24; Prayer pages; Mantram pages; Afiza; Mowgli; Hope Trevino; Mauricio Navarro; Diane Van Buren; Artist attack; Rape; Grandma Asche; Grandpa Asche; Grandma Blessen; Living room conflict; Tension; Arguments; Yelling; Smoking; Drinking; Super collider metaphor; Bringing color; Childhood letter; Betrayal; Friendship loss; Grandma Asche’s offspring; Time off; Pets; Animals; 1964–2016; 2016 elections; Political noise; Centering chart; Grounding; April 21, 2016; Prince dies
- Transcription
-
Left Page:
"Arguements
Loud voices
Smoke
Every Day
Democrats // Republicans
Catholics Protestants
Black White"
Right Page:
"It was Kennedy and Nixon, then Johnson, race riots, segregation, integration, Catholics, Protestants, Church, no church.
Two men in a black and white world, in one house together.
Family dropping in - so many of them - every day. Little privacy or room to dream." - 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
- Family Journal
- Relation
- Image Gallery