Peter Beard Journal_117
Item
- Title
- Peter Beard Journal_117
- 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 are two photographs of a prayer card. The top photo is a close-up of the prayer card, while the bottom photo is a slightly zoomed-out view. The prayer card contains the text: "Lord Jesus Christ Son of God Have Mercy on Us." The right page contains handwritten notes. At the top, the date "July 3, 2020" is circled in red. The notes discuss the significance of July 4th and reflect on the nation's history and identity. There are also some doodles, including a small circle with "G.D." written inside it.
- 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:
- Top photo: Lord Jesus Christ Son of God Have Mercy on Us
- Bottom photo: Lord Jesus Christ Son of God Have Mercy on Us
Right Page:
July 3, 2020
Tomorrow is the 4th of July—celebration of the birth of this nation. What? The one descended in the Declaration of Independence, the Pledge of Allegiance? That feeling like living in a piece of paper, wrapped in a flag. Or a book of bizarre strangers than fiction characters? Living in fiction, on a piece - Rights
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- Is Part Of
- Peter Beard Journal
- Relation
- Image Gallery