Artists Registry

The following is the story of how “We Are America” was created.

My work is a reflection of my spiritual connection to New York City and all of its beauty. Seeing a city beyond its people has become a journey I have been walking since I can remember.

September 11, 2001
by Marilyn Brackney
Columbus, Indiana

Statement of Artistic Intention

My inspiration comes from my connection to the world, my relationships with others, and my relationship with myself. I don’t need to travel the planet or hire dancers to find a muse. My individual journey is inspiration enough.

This song was written in 2001 as a means of helping students handle their own grief, honor all of our heroes, and pay tribute to our legacy, the American spirit. Lyrics are by Patricia Brandon and music by Richard Vandiver, Sr.

Songwriters have a way of expressing what they are feeling by the lyrics and music they put in their songs. Just like millions of others, I was totally in shock at the tragedies of September 11, 2001.

Artist's Statement

Bruce Springsteen: The Rising Revisited, 2022

Thought of drawing a moving tribute to such a tragic event.

Bookmaking
2001 – 2009

Marcos Brinson is a flight attendant who like so many, lost friends and colleagues on 9/11. This is his 9/11 Tribute Single. All profits from the sale of the single go to the Twin Towers Orphan Fund.

The photographs were taken in June 2001 on a dank, dreary day from Ellis Island. My wife and myself were visiting the Island to research my Mother's history about her arriving as an immigrant in 1914 at the age of nine.

Like in New York, it was a perfect fall day in Richmond, Virginia, where I was working on September 11th. A coworker said, “Hey, come look at this,” and I joined him across the room to watch a TV newscast of the North Tower burning.

MARA BUCK

Artist’s statement…

Artist Biography of Lynn Buckmaster