American LOVE Project_138

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Open journal with handwritten notes and photos of a cat named Sparky.

Title: American LOVE Project_138
Alternative Title: American LOVE Project
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2021-2022
Description: The image shows an open journal with handwritten text and photographic artwork. The left page features two square photographs of a cat on various colorful backgrounds. Below the images is handwritten text discussing the farewell to Sparky, a 22-year-old cat. The top of the page has "IN MEMORIUM SPARKY" written in large letters. The right page displays a single photograph of a sleeping cat on a colorful knitted fabric. Handwritten notes surround the photograph vertically and horizontally. Several tabs with different colors are visible above and beside the pages, suggesting the organization within the journal.
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:

"In Memorium
Sparky
We said goodbye to Sparky on June 2, 2022, at the age of 22. After P.Nut died, Sparky lived."

Right Page:

"another 2 months. He'd been deaf for quite a while and became blind within days of P.Nut's passing. I miss him.
These pages are from the something beautiful journal."
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