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American Center is proud to have a casting of the original
Double Check sculpture to share with our guests, as well
as our community.
When tragedy struck New York City on September 11th, 2001,
a Seward Johnson sculpture called Double Check sat calmly
in a park below the World Trade Center towers. Rescue workers
and media camera rushed onto the scene following the chaos,
finding the sculpture lying intact, amid the gray ash. His photo
was carried worldwide as “the survivor” and within hours he
was being used as a gathering place for private sorrow and
public sadness. Draped on the sculpture were flowers, letters,
crosses, and candles burning at his feet. He became a
symbolic memorial for the people of New York.
Seward Johnson, a resident of New York City, requested that
the sculpture stay at Ground Zero to help the healing effort.
Johnson has since gathered many of the personal items left
at the scene and is casting them to later be added to the
original bronze sculpture. The final sculpture will be given
back to New York City as a memorial. |
