John Taylor and Dianne Dubler (American, b. ca. 1960). THE ARMORY WALL (detail), 2001. Ink jet print from Ektachrome negative. © 2002 John Taylor and Dianne Dubler

This exhibition can be shown in conjunction with Picturing What Matters or as a stand alone exhibition.

In the days immediately following the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City, people began posting notices of missing loved ones on the long brick wall in front of the Armory building on Lexington Avenue. It became the community bulletin board for expressing grief and hope for hundreds of people after those early days of chaos. Struck with the poignant and historical significance of the wall, Dan Steinhardt of Epson asked photographers John Taylor and Dianne Dubler to document the wall before the many notices were lost to weather or other forces and, more important, so that we would remember. The photographers used a large-format camera to gather readable detail and Epson printed the color images life-sized. The impression is that of standing in front of the actual wall. A walk along the "wall" brings back the intensity of those days and can be likened to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.

Each of the 18 image panels is 47-1/2 x 58-1/2 inches and are intended to be displayed as one long "wall." An arc or U-shaped wall make an effective presentation if space is a consideration.

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CONTENTS
18 photographs, introductory wall text
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