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Peter Beard Journal_106

Item

A handwritten note in a journal with names and a message about mastectomy.
Title
Peter Beard Journal_106
Alternative Title
Peter Beard Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open journal with yellowed pages. The left page has the names "Betsy Katz, Diane Henry, Kathy LaTour" written in cursive. The right page contains a handwritten message discussing a mastectomy, expressing sadness and support for the person going through it. The handwriting is in a casual, flowing script.
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
mastectomy. She
sounds calm—in
the assimilating
mode—not wanting
advice or drama
from friends.
I feel sad—
That another friend
will go through this.
She will be OK. But
my mind goes to Barbara
to Debby, Lorraine, Lea
Marshall, Susan, Noell.
Prayer one moment
then silent screams
Rights
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Is Part Of
Peter Beard Journal
Relation
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