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Collected Item: “Masks at Blackhawk Plaza”

Give your story a title.

Masks at Blackhawk Plaza

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

photograph

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

A whimsical statue of a child and adult reading a storybook with geese emerging from the pages is adorned with masks. The presence of COVID-19 is evident in many local public spaces, even when the public spaces are devoid from crowds of people. This photograph was taken in Danville, California at Blackhawk Plaza.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#HST580, #ASU, #sanfranciscobayarea, #children, #masks, #publicspaces

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Amy Stanley-Meyer

Give this story a date.

2020-06-22
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