Peter Beard Journal_028
Item
- Title
- Peter Beard Journal_028
- Alternative Title
- Peter Beard Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The left page contains a black-and-white photograph of two individuals, with the name "Karen Blixen: Kanonente" handwritten below. The right page is adorned with various artistic elements, including torn paper, painted textures, and small black-and-white images. The text on the right page appears to be a narrative or reflection, discussing a conversation and personal experiences.
- 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
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Left Page:
Karen Blixen: Kanonente
Right Page:
He was drinking Clamato juice mixed with vodka. He asked one of the guys around to light his smokes, and he had a smoking pot. He asked for his purple pill (Doctor prescribed?) — I don't know. I don't know. He was in no rush, present and focused for each. Our conversation between us was a dance. I could see the world through his wide-set eyes of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to the aftermath of the George W. Bush versus Al Gore election. He was holding his left hand with blue and green iridescent paint, slid his hand across the desk, and then he signed his name. He signed his name. "Millennium Greetings to Karen Blixen from your pal Peter Beaud in Dallas - Beyond. Nov. 8, 2009 AD." I was moved by his gesture and his words. I was taking time to do something so personal, artistic and lovely. I was moved. When Peter finished, I thanked him, stood to leave and said, "See you at your film this evening and the opening tomorrow."
On the way out, Debbie mentioned that no reporters from the Dallas Morning News had interviewed Peter Beaud. I called an editor at The News, intending to ask him to send a reporter. But then I thought, "What the hell? Why am I spending time on something else? Interview Beaud when I could do it?" The editor said yes. And we were set for the next afternoon. - 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