Morgan and the artist Katie Freygang
created 12 Robes of Honor for the 2009 Hudson
River Procession
with the help of the students of
PS89 and the Henry Street Settlement Afterschool Program (pictured below)
They were painted with paints made of cabbage,
beats, spices and milk.
See the Procession and us at work here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROJCUVpuk7g
Katie Freygang and Janet Morgan
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involving hundreds of artists, dancers, musicians, students and volunteers in order to celebrate the making of the HudsonRiver in lower Manhattan into the first urban National Seashore. Want to help with this year's? Click on the logo below.
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Henry Street Settlement After School Program |
The Honorees gather at the start of the procession |
Lion's Main Jelly (back) |
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Spotted Trunk Fish (front) |
Spotted Trunk Fish (back) |
Gulls (back) |
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Gulls (front) |
Diamond Back Terripin (Turtle) (front) |
Diamond Back Terripin (Turtle) (back) |
Eagle |
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Sheepshead Fish (Jail Fish) |
Horseshoe Crab (back) |
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Sturgeon (front) Symbol of the Riverkeepers |
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Seahorse (back) |
Grass Shrimp (front) |
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Grass Shrimp (back) |
Eel (back) |
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Lion's Main Jelly (front) |
Blue Crab (back) |
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Blue Crab (front) |
The Procession on the Hudson River, New York City.
