American LOVE Project_107
Item
- Title
- American LOVE Project_107
- Alternative Title
- American LOVE Project
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2021-2022
- Description
- The image displays an open journal with handwritten notes and an attached photograph on facing pages. The left page contains handwritten text in black ink, detailing an apparent medical experience and personal reflections. Several phrases and words are emphasized with different line weights and spacing. The right page holds a photograph showing the top of a woman's head with sutures on her scalp, indicating post-surgical care. Several colored tabs extend from the top and side edges of the journal, suggesting bookmarks or section dividers. The background is dark, highlighting the focused brightness of the open pages.
- Identifier
- 2021_010621 to 2022 060222_The American LOVE Project Journal
- Dates Completed
- January 6, 2021 - June 2, 2022
- Keywords
- Insurrection; January 6; US Capitol; Texas freeze; Infrastructure fragility; Political instability; Power outage; Water disruption; Internet loss; Medical services disruption; Mail delay; Dallas weather; Lorraine Lienemann; Cancer; Grief; P. Nut; Sparky; Cat loss; 22-year-old cats; American LOVE Project; 29 Pieces; Violence response; National project; Art installation; Washington DC; Covid resurgence; Online gallery; Student art; Educator art; 24 states; Team collaboration; Project outcome; theamericanloveproject.org; Anne Frank; Diary takeaways; Lessons learned; Studio visit; Darryl Ratcliff; Journal viewing; Strategic shift
- Transcription
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Left page:
"1.11.22.
my head was cut open. Basal cell carcinoma.
dreadful experience. The smell of burning flesh.
The sound - like seat car leather - being stitched
The dozens of shots of local anasthetic.
But they say it is gone. 5 1/2 hours later. - Rights
- To inquire about usage, please contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries.
- Is Part Of
- American Love Project
- Relation
- Image Gallery