Collection ID: RG 103.ART.001
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Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Syracuse University.
Abstract:
Creative works produced by poets, dramatists, visual artists, and others in response to or inspired by the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988
Extent:
9.25 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Artistic Responses Collection,

Background

Scope and Content:

The Artistic Responses Collection contains creative works produced by poets, dramatists, visual artists, and others in response to or inspired by the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988. This collection has been divided into series for Dramatic works, Film and television, General artworks, Music, Photography, and Poetry. Included in this collection are materials related to the dramatic works "The Women of Lockerbie" and "The Bird and the Two-Ton Weight;" original artwork for the dove surrounded by the names of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad students killed in the bombing, created by Jonathan Hoefer and used as the center panel of the Remembrance Quilt; and the photograph album "Lockerbie: Beyond the Tragedy," compiled by Lawrence Mason, Jr.'s 1999 Syracuse University photography class.

Biographical / Historical:

In the years since the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988, many have been inspired to give voice to the tragedy through creative and artistic outlets. The Artistic Responses Collection contains materials related to some of these creations. Works by poets, dramatists, visual artists, sculptors, photographers, and musicians are represented in this collection. Undoubtedly, many will continue to be inspired to interpret the tragedy of Pan Am 103 in ways that bring artistic beauty into the world. This collection will continue to grow as more of those works are contributed to the Archives.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Karen DeGroot Carter, Lawrence Mason, Jr., Kathy Daniels Tedeschi, the Office of Undergraduate Studies, and various other donors between 1996 and 2019. Other materials in the collection, including the postage stamps, were purchased or acquired by the Archives. This collection consists of materials originally found in the Syracuse University: Subject Files Collection, which has been dismantled in order to from several smaller collections.
Processing information:

The Artistic Responses Collection is fully processed.

Arrangement:

Materials in the Artistic Responses Collection are arranged alphabetically within each series.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

There are no access restrictions for this collection.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Written permission must be obtained from the Pan Am Flight 103 Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Artistic Responses Collection,

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
CONTACT:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu