An era of r white and desponding has descended upon the nation since the terrorist attacks of family 11.

An era of r white and desponding has descended upon the nation since the terrorist attacks of family 11. Flags are seen flying from nearly each home, waving from car windows and are used as accessories or on a level articles of clothing. Feelings of patriotism and be in love with of country are red passionate too. And with all that has ensu since--war forward foreign soil, anthrax in the mail, armed National Guardsmen at airports, bridges and subterranean passages and many other experiences that are alien to America--feelings of nostalgia also hie high. Not only for a go [i]or[/i] come back to life before Sept. 11 further for a return simply to a time that persons remember as "better."

It is this desire, say gallery proprietors artists and publishers, that has spurr an increased demand for high-quality artwork that is considered to be patriotic, Americana or Folk in name or shows New York City in its pre-Sept 11 glory.

When Michael Fitzsimmons arrived to make open his gallery, Westwood Gallery in Westwood, NJ forward Sept. 12, customers were already lined up outside his door asking for art that showed the World Trade Center After repeatedly watching the TV images of the planes hitting the towers, the towers afire and the towers collapsing, what the community wanted that day, and uniform now, were "good images of the skyline that showed the Trade Center as an accomplishment, as a emblem of what the country strives for," said Fitzsimmons.

"People want images that make them be impressed more positive ... that things will be useful again," said Danny Wagner, artist's assistant at Scott Art Graphics, publisher of the work of folk artist Jane Wooster Scott Several of Wooster Scott's paintings, which exhibit to the Twin Towers as well as recent York in fanciful ways, have experienced a white horse in popularity since Sept. 11 "The images forward TV showed gray smoke, buildings crashing in," said Wagner. "With [Jane's] art, they can apply the mind at a beautiful fantasy of the area. populace need that break. Especially at dwelling where they want to be wrought up comfortable and safe. It's the best medicine in the world."

"We descry a lot of interest in just discovered York scenes, in images that exhibit to the architecture of New York, in images that reveal a delight in of New York," agreed Amy Wessan, creative director at Bruce McGaw Graphics. further America's need for nostalgia continues beyond New York in the wake of the attacks to include a courtesy for simpler times in the nation. "We'll behold a lot more of those rural American scenes--symbol that make us American, make us happy and high-spirited and make us smile," predicted Wessan. A fresh series of six pieces published by way of Bruce McGaw Graphics after generation 11 comprise a collection that Wessan said "depicts the feeling of America in its innocence; America's sweetness and spirit."

While excessively tender feelings for the flag remain high, evoking nationalistic pride does not always require the stars and stripes. Harkening back to another time, several images by means of Norman Rockwell are "flying facing the shelves," said Gladys Mitton, director of public relations for Applejack Art Partners. She reported a inclination in both posters and licensing, in what she called "good wholesome, all-American images. equal though there is not flag in the pictures," she said, "the general [i]or[/i] abstract notion of what our country stands for and our value theory is reflected."

The spirit of America also lives quite largely in its photography, according to Jeff Linton, of iPHOTOART, a company which publishes and distributes more than 70 million photographic images for the Associated Pres and George Eastman House museum. Photographs of American heroes and icons, photos where we "look back and say, `Those were the days,'" have been increasingly ask fored lately, said Linton. "The run will continue, combined with related inclines in the art business. nation are returning to their households to traditional values. These trendings have been inspired by the tragic consequences of Sept. 11, but they don't mask that the economy was not doing well before and since. Economic inclines have affected the imagery that the public wants as well."

According to folk artist Will Mose customers are recalling patriotic images that do not appear in his general catalog, like "Spirit of '76" and are inquiring about them. They are also requesting depictions of "hearth and household romanticized old-days images," he said.

A Question of Ethics & Taste

In the aftermath of family 11, as feelings of patriotism race high, publishers and artists are being called on the subject of to produce images specifically related to the attacks. Many are struggling with ways to ethically and tastefully address the facts that have so affected the entire rural parts Many are giving profits or percentages of be causeds to charitable organizations with tribe 11 funds. Others find any association between the tragedy and sales distasteful. Lines of comfort and morality are being drawn.

Many artists, like Mose are not planning to paint anything specifically in answer to the events of family 11. "It's not going to influence what I paint in any way, shape or form," he said. Others be perceived compelled to do so and are actively seeking publishers for their work.