Peter Beard Journal_020
Item
- Title
- Peter Beard Journal_020
- Alternative Title
- Peter Beard Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The page is part of a scrapbook with a photograph of two individuals in a room, possibly a living space, with furniture and a television in the background. The photograph is bordered by decorative elements such as leaves and swirls. Handwritten notes are scattered across the page, with some text appearing in cursive and others in print. The handwriting is expressive, with some words emphasized by larger font sizes or underlining. The page has a vintage feel, with a yellowed background and a mix of handwritten and printed text.
- Identifier
- 005_041820-070420_peter_beard
- Dates Completed
- April 18, 2020 - July 4, 2020
- Keywords
- Brandon Woodard; Prison; ONE BULLET; Unfinished chapter; Dallas Morning News; Follow-up story; Brandon’s Story; Tom Huang; Editor; Woodard family; Correspondence; Michael Unit; Texas Prisons; Tennessee Colony; Large family; Peter Beard; Disappearance; Death; Art hero; Peter Beard piece; Encounters with Peter Beard; Writing return; Lee Marvin; Cat Ballou; Old gunslinger; Boyd Gallery; Deep Ellum; Peter Beard exhibit; Inwood Theatre; Peter Beard film; Covid-19; Pandemic; Despicable leadership; Kelly; Ankle surgery; Gratitude; 29 Pieces; We thrive; Darcy Beck; Death of husband; Response to story; Peter Beard photos; Me with Peter Beard; Dallas Morning News article; Police killings; Race relations; Demonstrations; Headlines; Black Lives Matter; George Floyd; The Terrible Lessons of Life; Love Project; Online presentation; Zoom; Region 10 Education Service Center; LOVE workshop; White folks; Vengeful God; Quotidian joys; Journeyman, Inc.; DaVerse Lounge; 13th; Feelings; Blue Mountain Center of Meditation; Setu Retreat; Mad Maxish dream; Cocktail dresses; Betsy Bock; Elvis Presley; Paradise Lost; Satan; Hero; God-forsaken year; Gretchen; Breast cancer; Illnesses; Covid-19 deaths; Feeling words collage; Milton Glaser; Death; Art hero; Lizi Boyd; Reconnection; Reasons not to do Brandon Woodard story; 4th of July memories; Barbara Boster Phillipp; Anniversary of death; Autobiography of Malcolm X; Re-read; Transcript; Peter Beard story
- Transcription
-
The allure of the exotic
Karen Besson's introduction to Baudr's work, 1970
fifty years ago, I was a young art student at the City College of New York. I was drinking a beer, eating a
mato beer and cheese popcorn with friends at a local bar
Once a month, I'd get off the subway, walk up the street
and gather with friends at a local bar. I was a tall, ungainly
young woman with tall, ungainly, untrained legs. I had
tall, ungainly, untrained legs. I had
I ask Diane, my friend, to tell me about her homeland. She
fell into an incredible journey to Kenya. I found photography
at the age of 25. I met a man named Baudr. He was 32 years old in
1970. He had a combination of photography, painting, and
line-drawing. He was a master of the medium. He was a
master of the medium. He was a
The work was so bold and so
possible beautiful - supernatural - the work was so
possible beautiful - supernatural - the work was so
creatively unbridled and adventurous life of
Baudr.
At that time in my life - when road maps for a young
female artist in Nebraska felt constractive - he offered a
new way and the inkling of a possibility that, if too, could
forge an interesting and brilliant career as an artist.
magnet
Create our safe place
our sanctuary? It
can be humble - a span
up on a table, a corner
of the kitchen, a closet,
the bathroom.
We all need a place
to safely free our minds
our creativity.
Sanctuary
A place to gather
our strength. To find peace
of mind. - 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
- Peter Beard Journal
- Relation
- Image Gallery