September 11, 2006

Parrish '99 delivers painted memorial

Last month we linked, in the News Briefs section, a story from the New Britain Herald about a September 11, 2001 memorial painting delivered by Graydon Parrish ‘99 to the New Britain Museum of American Art.

Today’s Hartford Courant takes a deeper look at the painting. The article, subtitled “Monumental Painting A Multilayered Remembrance Of 9/11”, says,

Graydon Parrish’s new painting, “The Cycle of Terror and Tragedy: September 11, 2001,” is the sort of work that rewards detailed inspection.

Figurative, allegorical and emotional, the painting was created to commemorate one of the darkest days in American history.

The Courant also calls Parrish’s work, measuring 8’ high by 18’ wide, “arresting.” A (necessarily smaller) image of the painting runs with the article.

The NBMAA commissioned the work after displaying Parrish’s senior honors project, the allegorical painting “Remorse, Despondence and the Acceptance of an Early Death,” which currently hangs in Frost Library, as part of their 2002 show, “200 Years of the American Nude.” Parrish still lives in Amherst.

Parker Morse '96 | September 11, 2006 02:06 PM | Alumni

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