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Karen Blessen Journals

American LOVE Project_138

Item

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.
Relation
Image Gallery