Painting
Photo credit: Conservation staff
Accession Number: C.2010.268.22
Dimensions: 24.25 in X 32.375 in X 1 in
Dimensions (Metric): 61.595 cm X 82.2325 cm X 2.54 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 61.595 cm X 82.2325 cm X 2.54 cm
Source: NYU Child Study Center
Credit Line: Gift of NYU Child Study Center
Description
"Doomsday" by Talal, age 10 (Public School 1, Brooklyn, NY).
Painting depicting the Twin Towers being attacked by several monster-like forms. The chaotic scene is painted in gray and black and outlined in black marker. There are stick figures seen falling from the towers and shapes that look like fire protruding from the sides of the buildings. The painting is signed on the bottom.
"Doomsday" by Talal, age 10 (Public School 1, Brooklyn, NY).
Painting depicting the Twin Towers being attacked by several monster-like forms. The chaotic scene is painted in gray and black and outlined in black marker. There are stick figures seen falling from the towers and shapes that look like fire protruding from the sides of the buildings. The painting is signed on the bottom.
Historical Notes
On September 11, 2001, there were more than 1.1 million schoolchildren in New York City. New York University’s Child Study Center sprang into action, releasing two manuals on coping with the emotional fallout shortly after the attacks. The Center would go on to screen and treat children for 9/11-related trauma as well as solicit artwork for exhibition.
New York University’s Child Study Center and The Museum of the City of New York collaborated to pay tribute to children’s artistic responses to September 11 with the exhibition titled The Day Our World Changed: Children’s Art of 9/11. This juried exhibition contained artworks selected from a pool of hundreds compiled by the Center. The Day Our World Changed aimed to provide insight into how some of the nation’s youngest citizens coped with the events of September 11 and how they envisioned the future of their city, their nation, and the global community.
On September 11, 2001, there were more than 1.1 million schoolchildren in New York City. New York University’s Child Study Center sprang into action, releasing two manuals on coping with the emotional fallout shortly after the attacks. The Center would go on to screen and treat children for 9/11-related trauma as well as solicit artwork for exhibition.
New York University’s Child Study Center and The Museum of the City of New York collaborated to pay tribute to children’s artistic responses to September 11 with the exhibition titled The Day Our World Changed: Children’s Art of 9/11. This juried exhibition contained artworks selected from a pool of hundreds compiled by the Center. The Day Our World Changed aimed to provide insight into how some of the nation’s youngest citizens coped with the events of September 11 and how they envisioned the future of their city, their nation, and the global community.
