World Trade Center Series, New York City

Kevin Bubriski, World Trade Center Series, New York City, 2001, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation, 2003.65.1, © 2001, Kevin Bubriski
Copied Kevin Bubriski, World Trade Center Series, New York City, 2001, gelatin silver print, image: 1818 in. (45.745.7 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
Date
2001
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 1818 in. (45.745.7 cm)
Copyright
© 2001, Kevin Bubriski
Credit Line
Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • History — United States — September 11
  • Figure group — female
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
Object Number
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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