The American Print Alliance September 11, 2001 Memorial Portfolio Exhibition
September 10 – October 2, 2021
Closing reception: Wednesday, September 29, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
“A memorial portfolio is a way to help us understand the loss of so many individual
lives.” -Dr. Carol Pulin
Dr Carol Pulin, Director of the American Print Alliance, started this project by suggesting
that each artist create one print to commemorate one person. Pulin intended for this
portfolio to honor individual lives and thereby, create a new legacy from the terrible
events that took place on 9/11. Each contributing artist is a member of an alliance
council or a subscriber to the journal, Contemporary Impressions. The imagery reflected
in each print is as distinct as the artists, who range in age from high school students
to retirees. Many works commemorate life with imagery of landscapes, figures, city
scenes, abstractions, and some with expressions of sorrow or hope. The portfolio memorial
is intended to cherish memories of life, with artwork as individual as those who are
no longer with us. The scale of the project will unavoidably remind viewers of the
number of innocent lives lost on September 11, 2001. The power of this memorial comes
from seeing the actual prints in the exhibition and the representation of numerous
communities, demonstrating the role of the arts in all of our lives.
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