Remembering 9/11 at the NY Historical Society
As I walked through the 9/11 exhibit in the NY Historical Society, I saw the different perspectives of the tragic event through the powerful medium of photography. The exhibit reminded me of the Snapshot of NYC Common Event we had attended earlier. Although we had all taken pictures of NYC on the same day, the perspectives varied, as did the content of the photos. The photographs in the 9/11 exhibit expressed the mixed range of emotions and reactions to the tragic event: sadness, frustration, disbelief, solidarity, vengeance (one photograph said “Nuke them all”), a calling for peace. The whole human range of emotions is very expansive and the medium of photography portrays these emotions very well. I would recommend a visit to this exhibit to those interested in commemorating those lost on that tragic day.
December 10th, 2007 at 8:30 am
I think I saw a compilation of those photos in a book once. It does remind me of Snapshot NYC because there are so many different opinions and feelings from witnesses of the same tragedy. Do they also have video clips?
December 10th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
I’ve been to the NY Historical society. However, when I was there I did not ever think so deeply into the emotions that pictures portrayed. If I’m not mistaken the society had many souvenirs of the 9/11 victims. Though they may look like simple artifacts, they do convey a very strong feelings.
December 14th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Yeah they also had a video clip of someone’s account of that tragic day.
December 19th, 2007 at 10:59 am
When I was in Stuyvesant, I remember walking by the 9/11 site and seeing all the tourists there. The site itself is a exhibit.