Peter Beard Journal_061
Item
- Title
- Peter Beard Journal_061
- Alternative Title
- Peter Beard Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The image shows an open book with yellowed pages. The left page contains handwritten notes, while the right page has a typed email exchange. The handwriting is neat and legible, and the email is formatted with standard email headers and content. There are no visible art, photos, or doodles on the pages.
- 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:
From: dallpip@aol.com
Subject: Re: Peter Beard in the DMN
Date: May 17, 2020 at 9:46:50 PM CDT
To: "karen@29pieces.org" <karen@29pieces.org>
Reply-To: dallpip@aol.com
Hey, Karen,
What made me think... is was the presentation of the personality and the behavior and the fact that he clearly lived life the way he wanted and still was able to be a remarkable creative force.
He didn't "color within the lines" - he smeared freedom of expression all over them.
And there was a part that you had about the event being for him - when you showed him your prints and he sort of ho-hummed them. That episode reminded me of how important it is to remember that artists/writers/actors, etc. are people and they work hard to deserve the spotlight at "their moment" in a day.
The whole piece reminded me to cherish whatever creativity I have and not to let it go to waste.
I may think of other things because I intend to re-read it all with great pleasure.
There is something special about seeing this guy in different.
Right Page:
light, then writing about each face, while keeping them strong, tethered by the guy's soul. I write about non-didacticism (and dogs and cats) all the time, but this treatment of Beard made me realize how I'm about changing some of my subjects.
I really was a grateful reader this morning! And I still am tonight. No, I can't always say that about everything I've either read or written!!!
Thanks for letting me try to explain!
Larry
From: Gary Jacobson <garyjacobsonmaster@gmail.com>
Subject: Peter Beard
Date: May 17, 2020 at 11:56:39 AM CDT
To: kolesen@deglobal.net
Karen,
Just read your retrospective in the DMN about Peter Beard. Wonderful! Loved the mixture of your old journal entries and current commentary. Great observations throughout: "This quiet old second, he let his body in a place he loved - with the creatures, trees, sun and tears of the natural world."
Stay well,
Gary Jacobson - 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
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