the task to unmask - here we go!

WE WEAR THE MASK

by: Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)

E wear the mask that grins and lies,

It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes--

This debt we pay to human guile;

With torn and bleeding hearts we smile

And mouth with myriad subtleties.

Why should the world be over-wise,

In counting all our tears and sighs?

Nay, let them only see us while

We wear the mask.

We smile, but oh great Christ, our cries

To Thee from tortured souls arise.

We sing, but oh the clay is vile

Beneath our feet, and long the mile;

But let the world dream otherwise,

We wear the mask!

--Update-- Additional Authors

Periodically, I will have additional authors contribute to this blog. Whether it be photographs, information, or updates.

If interested in being an author, message me.

~sbg

Documenting my art conservation experience

Though this blog has been in existence for almost a year now, until today I had no idea what the purpose of this blog was to be.

As a result, I have decided to utilize this space as a way of documenting my conservation and other art related, future career related experiences.

Currently, I work at the Atlanta University Center's Robert W. Woodruff Library as a Student Archives assistant. I am working on a special photograph preservation project and my current assignment is in conjunction with my Independent Study at Spelman College.

I am in the process of putting together a final project proposal to display archival material that is currently within the collection of the Woodruff Library. As I continue through this process... and other projects, I will update this blog. Ideally, I will update everyday. :-) But, we will see!

~sbg