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Memorial
sculpture installed
A
memorial sculpture honoring the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks was installed Sunday, Nov. 11, in front of Pattee Library
on the University Park campus. The sculpture features approximately
5,000 waterproof black panels representing the current number
of people listed as dead or missing from the attacks.
The
project was developed by the Student Design Group, a committee
of students from across the University that has been meeting
weekly since Sept. 11, to create a memorial sculpture that could
be installed on campus as a community event.
The
sculpture will remain on display through Nov. 18. The entire
project will be documented through still and moving images,
which will be archived within the School of Visual Arts and
used in presentations.
For
more information, call Sallie McCorkle at (814) 865-9471, e-mail
smm11@psu.edu or visit http://www.psu.edu/ur/2001/9-11memorial.html.
Below
are photos by Greg Grieco of the installation process.
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Sallie McCorkel ties some of the black rectangles together in
her studio in preparation for the memorial sculpture to be installed
in front of the Pattee Library at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. |
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Sallie McCorkle, right, works with children of Cori Strathmeyer
of York. The family was at University Park for a swim meet and
came over to join in building the memorial.
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Damian Gomez, left, Cathy Carlisle and Cathy’s mother Sylvia
help Sallie McCorkle, associate professor of art and women’s
studies, with the memorial. |
Town and Gown worked together on the front lawn of Pattee Library
on the University Park campus to create a memorial of black
fabric panels. The memorial, titled “Remembering Sept.
11: A Memorial in Sculpture,” has one panel for each of
the 4,547 missing and dead from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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Cristin Millett, assistant professor of art, ties two pieces
of fabric together in the earlier stages of the memorial’s
development. |
The installation of the memorial, “Remembering Sept. 11:
A Memorial in Sculpture,” covers the grassy area of the
mall in front of Pattee Library on the University Park campus. |
Here is a close-up view of the fabric, tied into place to form
the memorial. |
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This
page developed by Annemarie Mountz
in the Office of Public Information
at Penn State.
Last updated Nov.
13, 2001.
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