Drawings
Photo credit: Conservation staff
Accession Number: C.2010.268.55
Dimensions: 32 in X 32 in
Dimensions (Metric): 81.28 cm X 81.28 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 81.28 cm X 81.28 cm
Source: NYU Child Study Center
Credit Line: Gift of NYU Child Study Center
Description
"Untitled" by Kevin Wang, age 8 (Our Lady of Queen Martyrs, Forest Hills, NY).
Four drawings depicting four scenes that represent a sequence of events. The top left drawing depicts the Twin Towers on a sunny day. The top right drawing depicts the day the towers were attacked: the tower on the left is on fire, and an airplane is approaching the tower on the right. The bottom left drawing depicts the towers being rebuilt with flying hearts. The bottom right drawing depicts the towers fully rebuilt by hearts and restored in the skyline. Two arms extend from the towers and hold hands.
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 of the attacks by September 12. 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 of the attacks by September 12. 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.
