The Oculus and the Survivor Tree, drawn during a recent visit to the 9/11 Memorial. The Oculus transportation hub at World Trade Center was designed by Santiago Calatrava, and to me, looks like two large protective angels wings reaching out over the site of the former World Trade Center. The survivor tree is a Callery […]
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I am sure I have posted this page before, perhaps several times over, but none the less it seemed fitting to rely on an old friend to mark the day as best as one can. Memories are lodged inside our minds for the most varied of reasons, good and bad, and so much of what […]
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This Sunday will be the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States. It seems impossible that it was that long ago, and for many, including myself, the emotions of that day are too easily brought forward again. I was talking to my freshman drawing class about 9/11 this week – most […]
View post →Yesterday, September 11th was a day of reflection for me and so many around the world. My phone was off, my computer down. I spent the morning at my late husband’s firehouse with old friends I now see for the most part just once a year. It’s hard to believe 13 years have passed and yet when […]
View post →or Remembrance Day, was yesterday. I’m not sure what the official name for September 11th is. In any case here is a drawing with a patriotic theme. Rockefeller Center, NYC. ~Despina
View post →Honor the victims today by taking a moment to look around, consider, and find the beauty in everything. © Greg Betza 2013
View post →Here is a line drawing of the Freedom Tower under construction. I look forward to it’s completion. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →My book, September 11th, 2001: Words and Pictures, has just been published by vero press. The book is a first hand account, through my words and reportage drawings, of the events of September 11, 2001 and the weeks that followed in New York City. The drawing shown above is from the book, portraying police officers […]
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