Faces of Ground Zero: A Conversation with Joe McNally

  • Wednesday, November 20
  • 6 to 7
  • Auditorium
Joe McNally (left) and Jan Ramirez (right) sit on stage in front of a blue curtain, smiling and talking.

Award-winning photographer Joe McNally’s "Faces of Ground Zero: Portraits of the Heroes of September 11, 2001" is comprised of 246 large-scale polaroids featuring individuals who responded to 9/11 and contributed to the rescue and recovery operations at Ground Zero. A cross-section of these responder portraits will be on view in the Museum beginning this November. In conversation with Executive Vice President of Collections & Chief Curator Dr. Jan Ramirez, McNally will discuss his undertaking of this project in the emotional weeks following the attacks, how this medium served to uniquely capture this community, and his own experience interacting with those at the heart of this tragedy. 
 
This program was presented as a complement to the Museum’s exhibition Faces of Ground Zero. The exhibition is on view as of November 2024.

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  • A man in FDNY uniform introduces Joe McNally
  • A wide lens shot of the audience from the back, featuring Joe McNally and Jan Ramirez on stage in front of a large screen featuring a slide
  • Joe McNally and Jan Ramirez on stage, seen from the side, between the darkened shadows of two audience members.
  • Joe McNally hugs Louie, the man on the cover of his book, "Faces of Ground Zero"
Photos by David E. Starke

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