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Karen Blessen Journals

Alumni Achievement Awards 2018_049

Item

Open scrapbook with photographs on the left page and abstract text design on the right page.
Alternative Title
UNL Alumni Award
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2018
Identifier
014_041918-042219_alumni_award_re photograph
Dates Completed
April 19 - 22, 2018
Keywords
Alumni Achievement Awards; University of Nebraska Lincoln; April 2018; UNL art department; old friends reunion; Jody Shields; Debby Knotts; Shelley Thornton; Candy Dickenson Becher; Columbus childhood friend; Sandra Johnson; early university days; close friendship; Jane Johnson; Kelly Nash; Shelley’s children; Phoebe Little; Nate Luginbill; Kirby Little; Jihan Najjar; marriage and separation; Gretchen Dykstra; New York visitor; group gathering; professional photographer; David Dale; 705 Y Street; awards banquet; group portrait session; red clothing; black clothing; white clothing; cream clothing; past and present photos; art student visuals; personal archive; digital photos; print photos; Sunday April 22; Jody’s photography; UNL student workshop; workshop documentation; visual narrative; artistic collaboration; community memory; creative legacy; celebration event; photographic record; shared history; university connection.
Transcription
Photo caption: Top: KB and GD in Jaipur, India, February 2014. - Photographer onsite Bottom: GD and KB in Mexico City, February 2008. - Photographer on street

Block of text: Gretchen and I met in 1994 - the first time I went to the offices of the Times Square Business Improvement District. She was smiling, munching on something, and laughed at herself when she saw crumbs drop onto the reading glasses that were hanging on a lanyard around her neck. I did many projects for the Times Square BID and then became close friends with Gretchen after she invited me to join Save the Children on a trip to Malawi to learn about the toll of AIDS on children and families in small villages.
Rights
To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
Is Part Of
UNL Alumni Award
Relation
Image Gallery