Ogden Museum

Special Display

Special offer: Free admission to metropolitan area Police Officers and Fire Department personnel all day September 11, 2003. Regular Thursday hours are 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Guests of personnel receive half-price admission.

WHAT:

Special display of art work commemorating the second anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001 — "September 11th, New York/New Orleans" showcasing a re-installment of five significant works of art created as a response to the World Trade Center tragedy on September 11, 2001. These works continue to serve as a memorial to the events of that tragic day and to those who perished as a result. Featured artists include Christopher Saucedo, Bob Tannen, Benny Andrews and Nene Humphrey, all of whom have strong ties to both New York and New Orleans. Also on display is the Day Family Quilt, a one-of-a-kind original piece created in commemoration of the tragedies of September 11, 2001, that is now in The Ogden Museum Collection.

WHEN:

Special display from September 6-13, 2003 Special offer to Metropolitan area police and firefighters on Thursday, September 11

Thursday, September 11

12:30 p.m.

Gallery Talk by Christopher Saucedo, artist "The Life and Works of the World Trade Center and our Brother, Gregory Saucedo" was created as a tribute to the artist's brother, and includes a piece of twisted steel from the site known as "Ground Zero" flanked by two photographs. One photograph was taken by the artist's father four months before his youngest son Gregory was born in 1969, while the towers were in the earliest phase of construction. The second was taken seven weeks after Gregory perished at the site of the destruction. The firefighter spent over 90 minutes evacuating people from the North Tower before its collapse. Special Musical Tribute by Brice Miller of the Mahogany Brass Band

6:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk by Bob Tannen, artist and member of a team that submitted a proposal for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center as a memorial.

For more information, please contact Mary Beth Haskins, 504-539-9613.