Photo credit: Conservation staff
Accession Number: C.2016.151.46
Dimensions: 14 in X 11 in
Dimensions (Metric): 35.56 cm X 27.94 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 35.56 cm X 27.94 cm
Source: Marjorie Miller
Credit Line: Gift of Margie (Marjorie) Miller
Description
Matted print titled "Season of Grief" created by children at South Nassau Communities Hospital WTC Bereavement and Trauma Program. The print is composed of four smaller paintings, each depicting a group of trees experiencing the changing seasons. "Seasons of Grief | World Trade Center Family Center" is printed below the images. The back includes a typed descriptive interpretation of the piece.
Matted print titled "Season of Grief" created by children at South Nassau Communities Hospital WTC Bereavement and Trauma Program. The print is composed of four smaller paintings, each depicting a group of trees experiencing the changing seasons. "Seasons of Grief | World Trade Center Family Center" is printed below the images. The back includes a typed descriptive interpretation of the piece.
Historical Notes
The World Trade Center Family Center, opened by the South Nassau Communities Hospital in Rockville Centre, Long Island, opened to assist 9/11 family members in the area as early as September 18th. In the beginning, it served as a place for people to receive basic assistance and to find answers and support. In the end, the Center served the community for nearly seven years, assisting over 2,000 people, including 700 children, and hosting 20 different support groups. The World Trade Center Family Center was designed to be an open and warm environment, decorated with children’s artwork and filled with toys, food, and comfortable couches. The Center offered grief counseling, programming to teach lifestyle skills, and community events to foster resiliency.
The art therapy program was created by childhood trauma specialists intended to help children process their emotions using art. In this artwork, trees moving through the seasons represent a family moving through grief. The artists decided to depict one big tree surrounded by three smaller ones, representing the surviving parent and children adjusting to their new family.
The World Trade Center Family Center, opened by the South Nassau Communities Hospital in Rockville Centre, Long Island, opened to assist 9/11 family members in the area as early as September 18th. In the beginning, it served as a place for people to receive basic assistance and to find answers and support. In the end, the Center served the community for nearly seven years, assisting over 2,000 people, including 700 children, and hosting 20 different support groups. The World Trade Center Family Center was designed to be an open and warm environment, decorated with children’s artwork and filled with toys, food, and comfortable couches. The Center offered grief counseling, programming to teach lifestyle skills, and community events to foster resiliency.
The art therapy program was created by childhood trauma specialists intended to help children process their emotions using art. In this artwork, trees moving through the seasons represent a family moving through grief. The artists decided to depict one big tree surrounded by three smaller ones, representing the surviving parent and children adjusting to their new family.
