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Peter Beard Journal_074

Item

A collage of newspaper clippings and handwritten notes related to social justice and anti-racism movements.
Title
Peter Beard Journal_074
Alternative Title
Peter Beard Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image is a collage of various elements, including newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, and a drawing. The newspaper clippings feature headlines and articles about anti-blackness, police brutality, and social justice movements. The handwritten notes include phrases like "Where there is hatred, love," "Injury, period," "Depression, hope," and "Darkness, light." There is also a drawing of a crying face with tears, and a note dated "June 1, 2020," with the text "The Terrible Lessons of Life" and "We witness horrors, domination by the cruel."
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
Handwritten Text:
- Where there is hatred, love.
- Injury, period.
- Depression, hope.
- Darkness, light.
- June 1, 2020.
- The Terrible Lessons of Life.
- We witness horrors, domination by the cruel.

Newspaper Clippings:
- Call It What It Is: Anti-Blackness
- Say His Name
- The Police Are Rioting. We Need to Talk
- It is an attack on civil society and democratic accountability
- New York Times Says Senator Op-Ed Bid
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