Collage
Photo credit: Conservation staff
Accession Number: C.2010.268.28
Dimensions: 0.625 in X 32 in X 32 in
Dimensions (Metric): 1.5875 cm X 81.28 cm X 81.28 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 1.5875 cm X 81.28 cm X 81.28 cm
Source: NYU Child Study Center
Credit Line: Gift of NYU Child Study Center
Description
"The Day the World Changed" by Ella, age 14 (Crispell Middle School, Pine Bush, NY).
Collage image with a drawn self-portrait in the center. The young girl is wearing glasses and has her hair pulled back with bangs. She has big blue eyes and is crying. Behind her is a cutout of a newspaper image of the explosion in the South Tower after the impact of Flight 175. The image is set within the drawing of a television set. Handwritten text around the border of the collage reads: "I remember going home that night of the Twin Tower bombing and watching the same footage over and over again. I felt so sad just watching, knowing I was a bystander but at the same time I was kind of relieved that I wasn't one of the many victims. Tears welled up just thinking about the thousands of people who lost their lives helping out or just being at their jobs!"
"The Day the World Changed" by Ella, age 14 (Crispell Middle School, Pine Bush, NY).
Collage image with a drawn self-portrait in the center. The young girl is wearing glasses and has her hair pulled back with bangs. She has big blue eyes and is crying. Behind her is a cutout of a newspaper image of the explosion in the South Tower after the impact of Flight 175. The image is set within the drawing of a television set. Handwritten text around the border of the collage reads: "I remember going home that night of the Twin Tower bombing and watching the same footage over and over again. I felt so sad just watching, knowing I was a bystander but at the same time I was kind of relieved that I wasn't one of the many victims. Tears welled up just thinking about the thousands of people who lost their lives helping out or just being at their jobs!"
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.
