Memorial Fragment, Recovered
Photo credit: 9/11 Memorial staff
Accession Number: C.2011.179.91
Dimensions: 4.125 in X 10.25 in X 8.75 in
Dimensions (Metric): 10.4775 cm X 26.035 cm X 22.225 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 10.4775 cm X 26.035 cm X 22.225 cm
Credit Line: Recovered from the World Trade Center site after September 11, 2001
Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum, Courtesy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum, Courtesy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Description
Recovered fragment of granite from the memorial erected to commemorate the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. The name "John" is visible.
Recovered fragment of granite from the memorial erected to commemorate the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. The name "John" is visible.
Historical Notes
A memorial fountain was erected on the World Trade Center’s Austin J. Tobin Plaza in 1995, directly above the site of the explosion. It was designed by New York City–based artist Elyn Zimmerman (American, b. 1945). Arrayed around the fountain were the names of the six victims: John DiGiovanni, Robert Kirkpatrick, Stephen A. Knapp, William Macko, Wilfredo Mercado, and Monica Rodriguez Smith and her unborn child.
In addition there was an inscription in Spanish, the native language of two of those killed, and in English: “On February 26, 1993, a bomb set by terrorists exploded below this site. This horrible act of violence killed innocent people, injured thousands, and made victims of us all.”
The 1993 memorial was destroyed on 9/11. This fragment, bearing part of the name of bombing victim John DiGiovanni, was the only piece recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. For many personally affected by the events of February 26, the relic has become the focus of annual commemorations.
A memorial fountain was erected on the World Trade Center’s Austin J. Tobin Plaza in 1995, directly above the site of the explosion. It was designed by New York City–based artist Elyn Zimmerman (American, b. 1945). Arrayed around the fountain were the names of the six victims: John DiGiovanni, Robert Kirkpatrick, Stephen A. Knapp, William Macko, Wilfredo Mercado, and Monica Rodriguez Smith and her unborn child.
In addition there was an inscription in Spanish, the native language of two of those killed, and in English: “On February 26, 1993, a bomb set by terrorists exploded below this site. This horrible act of violence killed innocent people, injured thousands, and made victims of us all.”
The 1993 memorial was destroyed on 9/11. This fragment, bearing part of the name of bombing victim John DiGiovanni, was the only piece recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. For many personally affected by the events of February 26, the relic has become the focus of annual commemorations.
