Drawing
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2011.976.8
Dimensions: 11 in X 9 in
Dimensions (Metric): 27.94 cm X 22.86 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 27.94 cm X 22.86 cm
Source: Nancy Theresa Wallace
Credit Line: Gift of Nancy Wallace, Elizabeth Wallace, and Liza Yonus
Description
Framed drawing of a colored tattoo created in memory of Robert Francis Wallace. The drawing depicts the Twin Towers flanked by an American Flag with praying hands in front. "In Loving Memory of" is written above the drawing and "Bobby" is written below. To the left of the drawing is a handwritten note: "To my dearest friend | I got this tattoo in memory | of you till we meet again I | pray for you I miss you | Love Mike 9/28/02."
Framed drawing of a colored tattoo created in memory of Robert Francis Wallace. The drawing depicts the Twin Towers flanked by an American Flag with praying hands in front. "In Loving Memory of" is written above the drawing and "Bobby" is written below. To the left of the drawing is a handwritten note: "To my dearest friend | I got this tattoo in memory | of you till we meet again I | pray for you I miss you | Love Mike 9/28/02."
Historical Notes
Raised in Midwood in Brooklyn, Robert Wallace lived in Woodhaven, Queens, with his wife, Nancy. They had four children, ages 12 to 21. In the summer, Robert took the family fishing and horseback riding in upstate New York, where he spoke of moving and working as a sheriff after retiring from FDNY Engine Company 205. On September 11, Lieutenant Wallace responded to the towers. He was 43 years old.
Raised in Midwood in Brooklyn, Robert Wallace lived in Woodhaven, Queens, with his wife, Nancy. They had four children, ages 12 to 21. In the summer, Robert took the family fishing and horseback riding in upstate New York, where he spoke of moving and working as a sheriff after retiring from FDNY Engine Company 205. On September 11, Lieutenant Wallace responded to the towers. He was 43 years old.
