September 30
...serving up your daily dish.
Paul Brubaker has a fascinating article in today's Montclair Times about the family of a 9/11 victim that was invited to the county's memorial service in Eagle Rock Reservation only to discover that their fallen father's name was not carved into the memorial. The victim was Michael Stewart, who moved to Montclair in 1993. According to Patrick Morelli, the Cedar Grove artist who designed the memorial, fixing the mistake would cost about $50,000.
September 30, 2004 in Controversy | Permalink
Tackiness and shoddiness are almost a given when work is rushed. For a project so important, and long-lasting, it's a real shame.
Posted by: Chris | Sep 30, 2004 3:14:36 PM
Am I the only one who m=finds this memorial a disgrace, the lights at the memorial wipe out the view that made the setting significant.
Posted by: Kevin Lee Allen | Sep 30, 2004 4:54:34 PM
I agree. The memorial was little overdone. Powerful still, but overdone.
Posted by: Alex | Oct 1, 2004 9:59:14 AM
I've not felt the same about the memorial since my encounter there with it's designer in August. He was handing out glossy pamphlets about the memorial and it's designer (himself!). We read them and then tried to give them back (so he could reuse, instead of us recycling them). He insisted that we keep them "in case the kids have to do a school project." If my kids ever have to do a 9/11 related report, I am hoping they'll be sighting sources other than this self-promoting artist.
Posted by: E.J. | Oct 1, 2004 12:46:15 PM
