Mural
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2010.268.34
Dimensions: 48.5 in X 96 in X 0.875 in
Dimensions (Metric): 123.19 cm X 243.84 cm X 2.2225 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 123.19 cm X 243.84 cm X 2.2225 cm
Source: NYU Child Study Center
Credit Line: Gift of NYU Child Study Center
Description
Mural on wood panel titled "Skyline of Heroes" created by 11-14-year-old students at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School (New York, NY).
The mural includes painted and collage elements and depicts the city skyline with the Statue of Liberty on the far left, the Twin Towers, and people of various professions standing in front of the skyline. There are multiple known figures depicted, including President George W. Bush, Colin Powell, Michael Jordan, Superman, Buzz Lightyear, John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, and others. Some of the figures are painted, and others are images cutout and adhered to the board. The skyline itself is painted gray, except for the Twin Towers. The towers are covered in a collage of black-and-white images taken from 9/11 and Ground Zero. The border of the mural is painted green and covered in multiple handwritten signatures.
Mural on wood panel titled "Skyline of Heroes" created by 11-14-year-old students at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School (New York, NY).
The mural includes painted and collage elements and depicts the city skyline with the Statue of Liberty on the far left, the Twin Towers, and people of various professions standing in front of the skyline. There are multiple known figures depicted, including President George W. Bush, Colin Powell, Michael Jordan, Superman, Buzz Lightyear, John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, and others. Some of the figures are painted, and others are images cutout and adhered to the board. The skyline itself is painted gray, except for the Twin Towers. The towers are covered in a collage of black-and-white images taken from 9/11 and Ground Zero. The border of the mural is painted green and covered in multiple handwritten signatures.
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.
