Skywalkers: A Portrait of Mohawk Ironworkers at the World Trade Center

Skywalkers:: Men and women looks at a large black-and-white photograph and 16 tintype photographs displayed on a blue wall, which is part of the special exhibition “Skywalkers: A Portrait of the Mohawk Ironworker at the World Trade Center.”

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Exhibition: Skywalkers: A Portrait of Mohawk Ironworkers at the World Trade Center
Dates: November 2018 – January 2020
Museum: 9/11 Memorial & Museum
180 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007
Description: An exhibition of tintype photographs by artist Melissa Cacciola introduced some of the Native American Mohawk ironworkers, renowned for the ability to work fearlessly at great heights, who helped build the Twin Towers, aided rescue and recovery operations at Ground Zero, and worked to rebuild the new World Trade Center site.
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