History & Criticism - General & Miscellaneous Photography, September 11th Terrorist Attacks, 2001, New York City - History, Documentary Photography & Photojournalism, Fire Fighting & Emergency Medicine

Brotherhood

Name: Brotherhood
Author: Rudolph Giuliani
ISBN: 9780916103736

by Rudolph Giuliani

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Overview

Brotherhood is a 240-page coffee table book produced in association with the Fire Department of the City of New York, Ogilvy & Mather Advertising and American Express, with all profits from its sale benefiting the families of the fallen rescue workers from the September 11th tragedy.

The book features introductions by New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, Fire Commissioner Thomas Von Essen, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt. Brotherhood is llustrated with hundreds of photographs that document the true nature of the brotherhood among the firefighters, rescue workers, and policemen who have been impacted by the events of 9/11. Brotherhood will features photos devoted to each of the firehouses that lost members of their ranks in the disaster, and sections devoted to the memorials and shrines that have been created in their honor.

"On September 11th the New York City Fire Department met the worst of humanity with the best of humanity," said Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani. "This book will serve as a permanent reminder and celebration of all those we lost in the Fire Department, as well as provide support for the loved ones they left behind."

Fire Commissioner Thomas Von Essen said, "This book is a testament to the extraordinary show of support and caring we've received from people around the world and to the spirit of our lost firefighters, fire officers, and EMS workers, as well as the men and women who will carry on their legacy."

All elements of the book's creation have been handled by a large number of creative professionals on a pro-bono basis, and the initial printing and distribution has been funded by American Express. In addition, more than 60 professional photographers donated their services. Leading photographers who have participated include Albert Watson, Mark Seliger, Mary Ellen Mark, Christian Witkin, and Jim Knight.

Brotherhood was created by Ogilvy & Mather New York under the direction of chief creative officer Rick Boyko and a team that includes acclaimed designer Michael Ian Kaye, and Stuart Ruderfer of Civic Entertainment Group. "Our offices are across the street from Engine Company 54, one of the hardest hit in the city," explained Mr. Boyko, the creator of Brotherhood. "These firefighters were and are our friends. Like many in New York, we wanted to do something, and came up with the idea for a book that is a visual documentation of the outpouring of love and sentiment by the people of New York to the FDNY. It celebrates the lives of all firefighters in New York City and serves as a memoriam, specifically for those heroes who are lost. It also will provide what we hope will be a lasting source of funds to those most impacted by the loss of the 343 men and women of the FDNY."

Photography Credits:

Alex & Laila, David Barry, Fritz Behrens, Carter Berg, Dan Bibb, Mark Borthwick, Chris Buck, Martha Camarillo, EJ Camp, Banu Cennetoglu, Jake Chessum, Clang, Robert Clark, Danny Clinch, Rob Delahanty, Grant Delin, Brian Doben, Jason Fulford, Dana Gallagher, Oberto Gili, Xavier Guardans, Mark Hall, Dan Hallman, Brad Harris, Visco Hatfield, Melissa Hayden, Tom Hayes, Blaise Hayward, Gregory Heisler, Troy House, Katvan Studios, Jim Knight, Colin Lane, Gerald Lewis, Dana Lixenburg, Mary Ellen Mark, Patricia McDonough, Michael McLaughlin, Eric McNatt, Greg Miller, Katie Murray, Erin Patrice O'Brien, Martin Parr, Bryce Pincham, Platon, Peter Raad, Jeff Riedel, Jeffrey Schifman, Ken Schles, Bastienne Schmidt, Wilhelm Scholz, Jenny Schulder, Mark Seliger, Catherine Servel, Neal Slavin, James Smolka, Juliana Sohn, Daniela Stallinger, Brad Stein, Alastair Thain, Albert Watson, Christian Weber, Kai Weichmann, Stephen Wilkes, Christian Witkin, James Wojcik, and Roy Zipstein.

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From Barnes & Noble

Three hundred forty-three brave firefighters lost their lives while attempting to save others on the never-to-be-forgotten day of September 11, 2001 -- a toll that was unprecedented in the department's history and affected more than 70 companies. In this stunning photographic look at "New York's Bravest," more than 60 photographers have captured images of the stricken firehouses and their makeshift memorial displays, as well as those firefighters who survived the collapse of the World Trade Center. As the city and the nation recover and face the future, the courage and bravery of these incredible heroes will always be remembered.

Library Journal

There could not be a greater contrast than between the cold engineering that leveled the twin towers and the response of the 343 New York firefighters who rushed in to their deaths. Those men are honored in this collection of evocatively understated photographs showing all 70 of the city's affected firehouses, from Red Hook's company of "Happy Hookers" to Harlem's "Fire Factory." The pictures by 50 noted photographers show the firehouses in all attitudes of mourning and recovery, crowded with donated flowers, candles, homemade signs, and children's drawings (some from as far as Mississippi) that have helped buoy up the survivors in the months since the attack. These displays are evidence of a popular rediscovery of firefighters, writes McCourt in his pitch-perfect foreword to the book. All of September 11's FDNY dead are listed delicately across the bottom of the pages of portraits of the lost men's firehouse beds, wall-posters, empty lockers, boots, and heat-darkened helmets, as well as their squad mates struggling on. The iconic buildings in which these rescuers died were themselves memorialized in last fall's The World Trade Center Remembered, a thinking-person's remembrance with an elegant text by architecture critic Paul Goldberger. In that work, the towers lord over the island with their old swagger; the blue-sky backgrounds are not yet ominous, the buildings' steel skins not yet gashed and smoking. Taken together, these two books express a reflective stillness before and after catastrophic horror. They are the class of the many publishing tributes and will serve any reader looking for memorial literature that doesn't patronize or wear a blood shirt. [Proceeds from Brotherhood go to the New York Firefighters 911 Relief Fund. Ed.] Nathan Ward, "Library Journal" Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.