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Here Down on Dark Earth: Loss and Remembrance in New York City

FORDHAM UNIV PR

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Discover New York's poignant memorials through powerful photographs capturing everything from fleeting tributes to enduring monuments

The photographs in Here Down on Dark Earth document the many ways New Yorkers express their intertwined feelings of loss and remembrance. The famous and the unknown, the rich and the poor, meet the same fate, but how they are mourned and remembered varies greatly. New York City's monuments and memorials are large and small, civic and personal, traditional and vernacular, planned and spontaneous. Some commemorate a significant event such as the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, others the death of a single child hit by a stray bullet. A memorial of stone and steel dedicated to deceased WWII veterans from a church parish may outlast a painted Rest-In-Peace (RIP) memorial wall for a slain teenager. Still, both grow out of the feeling of loss and a desire to preserve the memory of departed loved ones.

As Racioppo traveled throughout New York City, he became increasingly aware of the impermanence of these memorials. The paint eventually peels, and the image gradually disappears. Sanitation workers remove the rotted toys and flowers. Small and personal, or large and communal, created by professionals or amateurs, the memorials in Here Down on Dark Earth express a powerful sense of loss and connection. Throughout the book, the author's contextual notes accompany the poignant photographs depicting these expressions of remembrance.

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FORDHAM UNIV PR

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Photography

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Hardcover

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Length

9.0 Inches

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EAN

Width

12.1 Inches

Publication Date

1970-01-01

Height

1.1 Inches

ISBN 10

1531509495

Weight

3.31 Pounds

Book EAN

9781531509491

Target Audiance

Adults

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Here Down on Dark Earth: Loss and Remembrance in New York City