Peter Beard Journal_075

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A handwritten journal page featuring a photograph of a person sitting on a bed with a laptop, accompanied by reflective notes and a small photograph of a dog.

Title: Peter Beard Journal_075
Alternative Title: Peter Beard Journal
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2020
Description: The image shows an open journal with yellow pages. On the left page, there is a Polaroid-style photograph of a person sitting on a bed with a laptop, wearing a striped shirt and glasses. The person appears relaxed, with one leg crossed over the other. To the right of the photograph, handwritten notes are visible, including phrases like "quotidian moments," "helping Kelly," and "tender moments." The right page contains more handwritten text, discussing themes of control, love, and helping those in need. A small photograph of a dog is tucked into the corner of the right page.
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: Left Page:
"quotidian moments
helping Kelly
giving attention
to Kelly's ear
tender moments
quiet times"

Right Page:
"brutal of the world, and
we simply have no control.
We hold steady in our
core, love that we can
do the work. We try
to help those in need.
Would white-haired
grannies on the march
help? Or just as many
Wollstonecraft found out
would it be a foolish
walk into chaos and
rioting? The less
demonstrative but
possibly more
effective method is the
personal, the small.
Spoke with Danny
Falzone today. He
photographed two of
the demonstrations
yesterday. He said the"
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Is Part Of: Peter Beard Journal
Relation: Image Gallery