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Peter Beard Journal_025

Item

A handwritten page from a scrapbook or journal, featuring a photograph and text discussing a personal encounter and reflections on recovery and caregiving.
Title
Peter Beard Journal_025
Alternative Title
Peter Beard Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open scrapbook or journal page. On the left side, there is a photograph of a person holding a document, with the text "The Boyd Gallery" and "BEAR" prominently displayed. The right side contains handwritten text discussing a personal encounter, recovery, and reflections on caregiving. The page has a torn edge on the top left corner, and the background is black.
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
So, here's that.
And on the other side of the scale there are so many selfless people helping others—the doctors, nurses, risking their lives, the postman, the women at CVS, the teachers, for God's sake.
And Kelly is recovery.
He looks strong. He, like so many, is caregiving an elderly parent at a distance. But Janelle is tough. 93+11 months.
Reading awkward books, spooky. When will Kelly or I see her again? So hard. People
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