Here Down on Dark Earth: Loss and Remembrance in New York City
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Book Overview Discover New York's poignant memorials through powerful photographs capturing everything from fleeting tributes to enduring monumentsThe ...
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.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 208 | Language: English | Publisher: FORDHAM UNIV PR | ISBN: 1531509495
FormatHardcover
Pages208
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1531509495
EAN9781531509491
PublisherFORDHAM UNIV PR
Publication Date1970-01-01
Edition1
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight3.31 Pounds
Length9.0 Inches
Width12.1 Inches
Height1.1 Inches
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