American LOVE Project_122
Item
- Title
- American LOVE Project_122
- Alternative Title
- American LOVE Project
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2021-2022
- Description
- The image shows an open journal with pages filled with handwritten text in blue ink. The journal has several smaller pieces of paper or notes sticking out at the top, each varying in color and slightly visible due to their overlapping arrangement. The top of the first page has clear handwriting, with more text continuing to the next page. The pages are set against a dark background, emphasizing the cream color of the paper in the journal. The notebook includes colored ribbon markers visible along the right edge, with hues including red, purple, and yellow.
- 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:
"It all leaves an impression of - a little dingy, old, not really cared for. Most of the employees we pass are overweight - do not exude purpose or intelligence. Very different that in passing of the hospitals in San Miguel and Queretaro - where there was vitality, sharpness. And very different than recent impressions of UT Southwestern - where the buildings/facilities/people gave more of an impression of mordernity and professionalism.
So, Gordon wheels me *on the bed) through all this, onto an elevator, where it is just he and I. In the same moment, I look and see a bat tattoo on his wrist as he is saying that he's only been on this job for a month."
Right Page:
"That he got the job thoughno one thought he would. And my flashing thought was - well, I hope I'm not alone here in this elevator with a psycho.
We got to the MRI room without incident, where I get transferred onto a slab that will insert me into the MRI contraption.
But first, a woman with a Carribian accent and piles of braided hair comes + leans on the railing of my bed - her face about 18 inches from mine. Her hands are very dry + chapped looking - probably due to the constant washing from COVID protetions + all the antibacterial goop.
She has a tattood notebook with handwritten notes." - 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