Graydon Parrish's allegorical painting about the September 11, 2001, tragedies in New York City is a sober reflection about that sad day. It is a featured work at New Britain Museum of American Art.
Last year on September 11, Parrish spoke at the NBMAA about his work, The Cycle of Terror and Tragedy: September 11, 2001. The NBMAA's website has an explanation of the work.
8 comments:
It is a very sad anniversary. The painting is very strong and vivid; painful, also.
I like the painting, but I usually suspicious of art that needs an explanation...
That is a beautiful and thought provoking painting.
A thought provoking painting it is indeed. To be sure, I'll never forget that day. Thanks for sharing these, Jack.
Very powerful.
Wow.
To this day, I still can't believe what I witnessed on TV ever happening.
What an amazing painting. I can understand the meaning in some of it just from studying it but the explanation fills that out. I guess most paintings don't need explanation but a truly allegorical painting is a rare art form these days. Like LOL, I still barely believe what I saw with my own eyes that day. But the world goes on and we have not learned.
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