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Heritage Museum at Lincoln College to showcase print of last
painting of the twin towers
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[September 04, 2008]
In remembrance of the historic
day of 9/11, the Lincoln Heritage Museum at Lincoln College will
exhibit a new item: a signed print of the last watercolor painted of
the New York twin towers, by acclaimed artist Sacha Newley. The
print will be placed near the piece of Tower One of the World Trade
Center that the museum currently has on exhibit. The public is
invited to the museum on Sept. 11 to recall the tragedy of that
historic day and to reflect how that day has changed our nation.
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 The painting, entitled "Brooklyn Bridge," is a beautiful cityscape
of the famous bridge with the distinctive landmark of the twin
towers prominently featured in the backdrop. Newley painted it in
the summer of 2001, and his work of art is considered the last
painting of the World Trade Center before the 9/11 attacks. He
personally signed a limited-edition print of the painting and sent
it to the museum.Newley is an accomplished New York City artist.
His incredible portraits have included some of the most fascinating
personalities of our time, including Christopher Reeve, Billy
Wilder, Gore Vidal and Oliver Stone. In May, Newley donated to the
Lincoln College Museum a remarkable rendering of a young Lincoln,
called "The Head of Lincoln." Historians and tourists alike have
praised the Lincoln piece with much acclaim.
The Sept. 11 exhibit includes the 3-foot piece of girder from
Tower One, a flight jacket from a flight attendant who worked on
9/11, a signed speech from former New York Gov. George Pataki, as
well as several items donated by the Chan family of Peoria, who lost
their son Chip on Sept. 11, 2001. The Chans gave the museum a large
satellite image of ground zero and several personal mementos they
received from families across the nation.
The museum, located in the McKinstry Library on the campus of
Lincoln College, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
and 1-4 p.m. on weekends. The museum is handicapped-accessible and
free of charge, though donations are welcome.
[Text from file received from
Lincoln College]
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