World Trade Center Series, New York City

Kevin Bubriski, World Trade Center Series, New York City, 2001, gelatin silver print, image: 18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation, 2003.65.1, © 2001, Kevin Bubriski

Artwork Details

Title: World Trade Center Series, New York City
Artist: Kevin Bubriski
Date: 2001
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: image: 18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm)
Copyright: © 2001, Kevin Bubriski
Credit Line: Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation
Mediums Description: gelatin silver print
Classifications: Photography
Photoprint
Subjects: Cityscape — New York — New York
Figure group — female
History — United States — September 11
Object Number: 2003.65.1
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2003.65.1

Artwork Description

In the weeks and months following the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, Kevin Bubriski photographed people who gathered at Ground Zero. Frozen in awe, struck with disbelief, and overcome with loss, people stood before the destroyed building site to confront the horrible tragedy. More than ten years later, Bubriski’s photographs preserve the emotional impact of this infamous day through images of those who witnessed its aftermath first-hand.

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