Photo Record
| Title | Alice Gould: "Neil" tattoo |
| Object Name | Print, Photographic |
| Photographer |
Amesse, Vinnie |
| Studio or Publisher | Amesse Photography |
| Date | 2002 |
| Collection | Indelible Memories |
| Print size | 10" h. x 8.5" w. |
| Acquisition | Courtesy of Vinnie Amesse |
| Ownership and History |
This photograph and the accompanying label text were created as part of the Indelible Memories documentation project. The Staten Island Historical Society partnered with photographer Vinnie Amesse to record images and statements from more than fifty individuals profoundly affected by the events of September 11 and their aftermath. The exhibition, "Indelible Memories: September 11 Memorial Tattoos Photographed by Vinnie Amesse," was displayed at Historic Richmond Town in 2003. (Keywords: United States, New York City, Commemorative, Memorial Tattoo, Patriotic, Securities Industry, 9/11, World Trade Center) |
| Exhibit Label Heading |
Alice Gould Homemaker Tattoo by Studio Enigma, Staten Island |
| Exhibit Label Text | Alice's tattoo memorializes her nephew Neil Dollard of Cantor Fitzgerald. She chose a tattoo "to keep his spirit alive;" she says it works, because people ask her about the tattoo and she tells Neil's story. |
| Earliest Date | 2002 |
| Latest Date | 2002 |
| Subjects |
Tattoos Terrorism Disasters Emblems Angels |
| Lexicon Sub-category | Documentary Artifact |
| Associated People |
Gould, Alice |
| Catalog Number | 03.006.0057 |
| Support Acknowledgment | Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, 2011. |
| Legal Status | Photographer Vinnie Amesse retains copyright to this image. Text in this database is copyrighted by the Staten Island Historical Society unless otherwise noted. Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |