The statue is meant to commemorate those firefighters and emergency workers
who died in the attack, but how is it being perceived by the public? Is it
a statement of patriotism, a monument to all who died, a touchstone for
healing? The beauty of the spontaneous moment (that of the flag raising)
stands on its own historically (as does the Brits playing the  national
anthem during the changing of the guard, for me). The most moving and
important tribute to all of those who died in the attack, will be the
rebuilding of the World Trade Center

At 04:41 PM 1/13/02 -0500, you wrote:
>When I replied before to Jay, whom I agree with, I misspelled God.  Sorry
>God, and sorry if I offended anyone by using His name on listserv.  (I
>don't know the rule for that.)  I'm very passionate where 9/11 is concerned.
>
>Andrea
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>Jay Heuman
>To: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
>Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 3:51 PM
>Subject: Re: Bronze statue a moving tribute or PC run amok?
>
>Hi All:
>
>     As a member of two different 'minority groups', I find the notion of
> a so-called "politically correct" version of reality sickening.
>     In many cases, the participants celebrated by a monument are
> unknown.  Most monuments, as another article (by Kimmelman, forwarded by
> Indigo) indicates, are not erected until long after the event(s)
> unfolded.  By that point, truth gets clouded.  That monuments are seldom
> historically accurate implies, sadly that our society values and chooses
> to commemorate falsehood over truth.  [Should we accept that?]
>     Now is an inappropriate time to debate the 'subjectivity of truth'
> as, in this case, everyone knows who raised that flag.  Let the monument
> be truthful in representing the three who performed this act.  If people
> are offended by a realistic -- not "politically correct" -- monument,
> they ought to be shown a photograph of the event.  That's undeniably true.
>     Additionally, there will be no negative result to African-American or
> Hispanic firefighters in representing the truth.  Three firefighters, who
> happen to be Caucasian, performed this patriotic act.  It's an open and
> shut case . . . clouded, as is so often the case, by those who wish to be
> "politically correct."
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Jay Heuman, Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator
>Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, 68102
>342-3300 (telephone)     342-2376
>(fax)      <http://www.joslyn.org>www.joslyn.org
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>Behalf Of Piper Severance
>Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:33 pm
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Bronze statue a moving tribute or PC run amok?
>         While it is easy to see PC run amok in the creation of this
> statue, we must remember that images such as this are seldom historically
> accurate (at least not in that way). The image of the flag raising on Iwo
> Jima was staged and restaged. It was entered into the popular lexicon and
> been manipulated endlessly and yet for most Americans it retains an
> authenticity.
>         While I personally find the reworked statue a bit sickening, it
> reveals far more about our nation and our society during the time of
> tragedy then the photo does.
>
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