Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2009SYR10
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
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An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
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Poem Inspiration Location
Nighttime in the Square
poster information
Description
Nighttime in the square
Tree lighting and carols sung
Skaters mingle there
I grew up outside of New York City. We'd go into Manhattan for the huge tree lighting and the ice-skating in Madison Square Garden, which is similar to our smaller-scale version in Clinton Square.
When I moved to Syracuse, I remembered the magical times of my youth, particularly the faces of the children the moment the tree was lit. I also remember singing Christmas carols and ice-skating. I'm now reminded of these wonderful childhood memories whenever my family and I visit Clinton Square in winter.
The first time I went Clinton Square was with my boyfriend and my friend and my friend's boyfriend. We went to dinner at Armory Square, and then we walked to the square. The guys didn't want to walk, because it was cold, but we had fun. It was after midnight, and no one was there. The skating rink was empty and free to enter. So we went in and slid around, and we had so much fun.
Actually, the two people in the image are me and my boyfriend. I based the drawings on the pictures we took that night, drew the buildings, then cut everything out and pasted it together to make the perspective. It feels warm and Christmas looking and reminds me of being there.