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We are Project 911UP.

Our mission is the creation of 9/11 historical sculptures made of cut-out sections of the original, concrete slurry wall that surrounded the World Trade Center in New York City. That wall was the last thing standing after 9/11 and was nicknamed ‘The Bathtub’.

Once all debris was removed, a new PATH subway station had to be rebuilt by making an opening in that slurry wall where the Twin Towers once stood. To accomplish this task, 150+ pieces were removed by a New York-based company called IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL, with most sections being sent to recycling. CEO, Rich Parrish, then decided that seventeen of those sections, weighing 8 tons each, would be saved for an artist’s touch. Mr. Parrish then searched the Web for a sculptor whom he could trust. He chose American artist Sandra Priest, aka San. Once San had set in place the first memorial in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 2011, she was off and running, finding locations for the rest. This is a limited series, with no more available, making it a finite body of work. San has named these historical memorials Project 911UP.

San has already placed 10 single-block memorials around the United States. Starting with one next to City Hall in Bethlehem, PA, Fort Douglas National Military Museum in Salt Lake City, The IMAG History & Science Museum Center in Fort Myers FL, The Tunnel to Towers Mobile Museum Exhibit, Winthrop Harbor IL next to their Veterans Memorial, Oregon State University in Corvalis, The Alex Vega Firehouse Museum in Key West, The American Legion in Key West, One memorial sculpture is the first and only underwater 9/11 memorial with an actual artifact. It is adhered to the deck of the U.S. Vandenberg ship, 7 miles off the coast of Key West in the Atlantic Ocean, and one in Gander, Newfoundland in Canada at their local Firehouse. San feels it is time to have one grand memorial, using the remaining 8-ton slurry wall sculptures in a circle, with horses positioned in front of each block, pulling them circle, with horses positioned in front of each block, pulling them out across the land to symbolize the hope and healing of our nation into the world.

Below are several artist model photos of this large memorial San has named, STONE AND STEED. Its finished circular size will be approximately 80 feet in diameter, nose to nose. The horse bronzes will be life sized, depicting a couple different types of horses from 16 to 18 hands high. The block in the center will have mounted on top, a sculpture of the only true, American bred horse called the American Cream Draft Horse. There are approximately only 400 to 450 living today. Speaking of horses, San has chosen her bronze artist named Tyrel Johnson, aka, Ty. He is residing in Montana and has been a master at sculpting horses for many years. His work seems to come alive in all that he creates. Information about San as the originator of Project 911up and Ty as the bronze artist for the creation of the horses of the STONE AND STEED master sculpture, are under the tab labeled, ARTIST.

We at Project 911UP are currently seeking a location and purchaser for this Grand National Memorial named STONE AND STEED. For further information, contact artist and director, Sandra Priest, 239-269-5711 or email, project911up@gmail.com.

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