Collage
Photo credit: Conservation staff
Accession Number: C.2010.268.49
Dimensions: 32 in X 24 in
Dimensions (Metric): 81.28 cm X 60.96 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 81.28 cm X 60.96 cm
Source: NYU Child Study Center
Credit Line: Gift of NYU Child Study Center
Description
"World Trade Center Tragedy" by Palash, age 11 (Public School 96Q, South Ozone Park, NY).
Collage image depicting the Twin Towers in black, blue, and red hues. The tower on the right appears to be leaning as a green airplane approaches from the right. Another plane is seen above the left tower. Red and orange tissue paper form the background sky, with a yellow sun at the top. Handwritten text on the drawing reads: "On Sept. 11 I was at school when I heard about the tragedy. A plane crashed into the world trade center. I was terrified. My sister was in Manhattan and I didn't know whether she was alive or not. Lucky for me my sister came home safely."
"World Trade Center Tragedy" by Palash, age 11 (Public School 96Q, South Ozone Park, NY).
Collage image depicting the Twin Towers in black, blue, and red hues. The tower on the right appears to be leaning as a green airplane approaches from the right. Another plane is seen above the left tower. Red and orange tissue paper form the background sky, with a yellow sun at the top. Handwritten text on the drawing reads: "On Sept. 11 I was at school when I heard about the tragedy. A plane crashed into the world trade center. I was terrified. My sister was in Manhattan and I didn't know whether she was alive or not. Lucky for me my sister came home safely."
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.
