Daughter of Amy Krouse Rosenthal Completing Mother's Final Project Posthumously

CHICAGO, IL — Amy Krouse Rosenthal, who died earlier this month at 51 after a battle with ovarian cancer, was an undeniably prolific artist.

Before her essay, "You May Want to Marry My Husband," was published in the New York Times and shared globally, she wrote dozens of books for children and adults, she created videos, she took photographs, she made radio, she held magically creative live events and more.

Now after her death, her final project is continuing thanks to her daughter, Paris.

Her mother titled it "Project 1,2,3". For 123 consecutive days she had intended to simply post a new three-part list at 1:23 p.m. each day. Krouse Rosenthal was able to make it 61 days into the project, her daughter wrote.

"I will take my own variation on this project of hers. Everyday at 1:23pm, I will post a photo that represents something about Amy Krouse Rosenthal," said Paris Rosenthal, promising to finish the final 62 days of the project.

She began posting images and stories about her mother on March 20 and invited the public to follow along on her akr.par Instagram page.

Many of you know that my Mom had an Instagram project called “Project 1,2,3” where she posted a new 1,2,3 list daily at 1:23pm. Her goal was 123 days. She made it to day 61. For the next 62 days, to complete the 123 days, I will take my own variation on this project of hers. Everyday at 1:23pm, I will post a photo that represents something about Amy Krouse Rosenthal. I will acknowledge AKR in some way everyday for the rest of my life, and this is the first step of my journey in doing so. Today’s post, the first post, represents Amy wearing her favorite button dress, holding a yellow umbrella. It was given as a gift to Amy by Merrill Smith and was made by artist Danny Mansmith. He starts with sticks, then builds up using fabric remnants. A new AKR photo posted daily at 1:23pm= #AKRandPAR, #project123. Goal is 123 days. Today is day 62.
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