Tiles for America, Mulry Square, Greenwich Village, NYC, began Sept. 12, 2001 after the world trade center tragedy
Tiles for America began on September 12, 2001. In the aftermath of the tragedy, crowds gathered in large numbers in front of Saint Vincent’s Hospital, located at the corner of 7th Avenue and 11th Street. This was the hospital that was prepared to receive the thousands of survivors that many people were hopeful they would be. Lorrie Veasey, owner of OUR NAME IS MUD, also located on 11th Street, began to create what she hoped would be an inspiration to recovering victims. From raw clay she fashioned approximately 5000 small angels and American flags, which she and friends attached to a fence that faced the hospital on September 14. The angels and flags were attached with ribbon, and before two weeks had passed, most of them had been removed from the fence. What was once a small section of fence has grown to encompass more than a full city block. Approximately 6000 tiles now hang on the Memorial. Most CCSA studios have participated in some way, and tiles have also been received from Europe and Japan. Word has also spread through the clay community, and the Memorial has received several hand made unusual tiles from prominent ceramic artists.
Size: 4583px × 2936px
Location: Mulry Square, Greenwich Village, NYC, USA
Photo credit: © jphoto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 11, 11th, hope, love, memorial, messages, remembrance, remembrances, sept., september, survivors, tiles, victims
