American LOVE Project_108

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Open journal with handwritten notes and sketches, including text discussing artwork and sketches with visible text "I carry your heart."

Title: American LOVE Project_108
Alternative Title: American LOVE Project
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2021-2022
Description: The image depicts an open journal displaying handwritten notes and several sketches. On the left page, there is a handwritten title reading "MY ART FOR TALP" followed by subheadings and paragraphs describing the artwork. There is a small printed image of a soldier with the text "WHAT IF WE ALL LOVED NOT HATED." Below this are handwritten notes explaining the intent behind the artwork. On the right page, there are four hand-drawn sketches taped onto the page, each featuring abstract renditions of text and imagery, with visible phrases like "I carry your heart." The pages have colored tabs inserted at the top labeled "TALP EXHIBITS," "MY UNFINISHED ART," and "AMBULANCE RIDE."
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: Left Page:

"My art for TALP.
What Happened.
What's unfinished.

This was submitted. A re-working of the drawing of Dolores.

I wanted to make a bigger statement - weaving together a feminine image inspired by unle sam with the call to serve for was. (2) E. E. Cummings poem - I carry your heart (3) The suggestion of all the dark tragedy that Mother USA carries.

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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