Friday, September 11, 2015

Graydon Parrish

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.




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8 comments:

  1. KateSeptember 11, 2015 at 5:43 AM

    It is a very sad anniversary. The painting is very strong and vivid; painful, also.

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  2. VPSeptember 11, 2015 at 7:06 AM

    I like the painting, but I usually suspicious of art that needs an explanation...

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  3. SharonSeptember 11, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    That is a beautiful and thought provoking painting.

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  4. Sylvia KSeptember 11, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    A thought provoking painting it is indeed. To be sure, I'll never forget that day. Thanks for sharing these, Jack.

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  5. William KendallSeptember 11, 2015 at 11:40 AM

    Very powerful.

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  6. RedPatSeptember 11, 2015 at 12:14 PM

    Wow.

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  7. LOLfromPasaSeptember 13, 2015 at 6:06 AM

    To this day, I still can't believe what I witnessed on TV ever happening.

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  8. jennyfrecklesSeptember 13, 2015 at 6:14 AM

    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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