Peter Beard Journal_029

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A scrapbook page featuring a photograph of giraffes in a savanna scene, accompanied by handwritten notes and a typed narrative about encounters with a person named Beard.

Title: Peter Beard Journal_029
Alternative Title: Peter Beard Journal
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2020
Description: The left page of the scrapbook contains a photograph of a savanna scene with giraffes, surrounded by a colorful border of various animals and figures. Below the photograph, there is handwritten text. The right page includes a typed narrative about three encounters with a person named Beard, dated November 14, 2000, and November 15, 2000. The page is decorated with floral and abstract doodles in the margins.
Identifier: 005_041820-070420_peter_beard
Dates Completed: April 18, 2020 - July 4, 2020
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Transcription: Handwritten Text:
IT WAS THIS
combination of
drawing that
first drew me to his
work.

Typed Text:
The second encounter:
Tuesday evening, Nov 14, 2000
My husband and I went to the Inwood Theatre for
Beard's film. We were standing in line, and part of the front
of the theatre was open. He came over to us.
He looked a bit lost, so I asked if he was alone. He said,
"Oh, no, I have a drink inside."
We watched Hallelujah the Hills, which Beard did when
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Is Part Of: Peter Beard Journal
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