| The World Trade Center Tapestry | |
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| Catalan:Gran Tapís del World Trade Center | |
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| Artist | Joan Miró,Josep Royo |
| Year | 1974 |
| Medium | Wool andhemp |
| Dimensions | 6.1 m × 11 m (20 ft × 35 ft) |
| Condition | Destroyed during the September 11 attacks |
The World Trade Center Tapestry was a largetapestry byJoan Miró andJosep Royo. It was displayed in the lobby of2 World Trade Center (the South Tower) inNew York City from 1974 until it was destroyed in 2001 by thecollapse of the World Trade Center.
Saul Wenegrat, former director of the art program for thePort Authority of New York, had suggested to Miró that he could make a tapestry for the World Trade Center, but the artist declined as he would only make the work with his own hands but had no experience of making a tapestry. However, after his daughter recovered from an accident inSpain, Miró agreed to make a tapestry for the hospital that had treated her as a token of his gratitude. Having learned the technique from tapestry maker Josep Royo, Miró made several other tapestries with Royo, including one for the World Trade Center,Woman for theNational Gallery of Art inWashington, DC, and one for theFundació Joan Miró.
The work was an abstract design, with bright blocks of colour, red, green, blue and yellow, with black elements and a light brown background. Made of wool and hemp, it measured 20 × 35 feet (6.1 × 10.7 m) and weighed 4 tons. It was completed in 1973 and displayed at a retrospective at theGrand Palais in Paris before being installed in New York City in 1974.
The tapestry was totally destroyed during theSeptember 11 attacks in 2001.
