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NPR had broadcast a story on Oct. 22 about artists who had studio space in the WTC. As I recall, at least one artist died in the attack. And of course a number of artists lost years of work. You can listen to the segment, "World Trade Center Artists" at: http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnpd01fm.cfm?PrgDate=10%2F22%2F2001&PrgID=3 Erika Dowell Public Services Librarian The Lilly Library Indiana University, Bloomington http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/ -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 7:08 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: ART LOST IN WTC ATTACK After reading today's ARLIS query about art lost/damaged in the WTC attack, I got this *LONG* message that may provide some relevant information. NCC WASHINGTON UPDATE, Vol. 7, #44, October 25, 2001 > by Bruce Craig <[log in to unmask]> > National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion ofHistory (NCCPH) 2. UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 11 DAMAGE REPORT > The National Task Force on Emergency Response has issued a damage report > update on the impact that the events of September 11 on museums and > collections, historic sites and landmarks, libraries and archives in the > New York and Washington D.C. areas. The Task Force is a coalition of 30 > government agencies and national service organizations formed in 1995 to help libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and historic sites > better protect their cultural and historic resources from damage due to > disasters. Based on information contained in that damage assessment and on > information gleaned from additional press reports, here is what we now know. > > For the most part, historic and art collections are basically sound. Most > continuing problems relate to dust, ventilation systems, and interruptions > to communications. For the some 245 pieces of outdoor sculpture in Lower > Manhattan, however, there is no accurate report of damage as yet, except > for excessive dust and soot. Battery Park appears most affected. > > According to the Task Force update, "a spectacular art collection, > including sculptures and drawings by Rodin" was destroyed when the World > Trade Center Towers collapsed. It is still too early to determine exactly > how much art was destroyed because much of it was owned by private > companies and most of them have yet to detail their losses. Cantor > Fitzgerald lost hundreds of staff and the world's largest private collection of works by Rodin in the gallery known as the Museum in the > Sky. The collection also included 19th Century American and European > paintings, sculptures, and photographs. Moreover, works by Alexander > Calder, Louise Nevelson, Joan Miró and Roy Lichtenstein have been damaged > or totally destroyed. National Public Radio reports that a tapestry by > Spanish surrealist Joan Miro, which was in the mezzanine of Tower Two, is > presumed lost. Elyn Zimmerman's memorial fountain to the victims of the > 1993 World Trade Center bombing was also lost. > > Historic preservationists report that most of the 67city landmarks below > Chamber Street are unscathed though ash-laden. Some 13 historically or > architecturally important buildings suffered various degrees of > damage. The hardest hit building was the National Park Service unit, > Federal Hall National Memorial. > > The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)has been alerted to > the existence of a valuable collection of artifacts related to the Five Points site and the African-American Burial Ground (See NCCWASHINGTON > UPDATE, Vol. 7, #38, September 20, 2001) . The collection was being > maintained by the General Services Administration and was stored in the > basement near 6 World Trade Center. The collection has yet to be located in > the ruins. > > With the exception of the New Amsterdam Branch of the New York Public > Library, most libraries in the area below 14th Street have reopened. > Located in Building 2 of the World Trade Center, the National Developmental > Research Institute's library, however, was totally destroyed. In terms of > impacts on archival collections, characterized as "probably lost" by the > Task Force report, is a collection of 35,000 photographs and their > documentation from the former Broadway Theater Archive.The archive was > located in the offices of Broadway Digital Entertainment, one block from 7 > World Trade Center. > > As previously reported in this publication (see NCC WASHINGTON UPDATE, Vol 7, #39, September 27, 2001), on September 24, various New York State > preservation agencies met to mobilize and to provide assistance to > institutions impacted by the terrorist attacks. Participants attending the > September 24 meeting have now undertaken several actions: a) gathering > information on damage to collections and institutions; b) organizing > appropriate materials and volunteers; c) disseminating information on > available services; and d) coordinating efforts with national > organizations. A full report on the meeting is available from Christine > Ward at the New York State Archives, [log in to unmask] > > A consortium of five historic preservation organizations (the World > Monuments Fund, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the > Preservation League of New York State, the Municipal Art Society and the > New York Landmarks Conservancy) is creating the Lower Manhattan Emergency > Preservation Fund. It will make grants to help alleviate the impact of the > disaster and to restore damaged historic sites in Lower Manhattan. A > special Web site has been established: nycpreservation911.org. __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]