2021
bronze and granite,
oval pavement 36’ x 29′
figures 1.15 times life size
The first memorial to focus both on FDR’s disability and his heroism. The transformation of Roosevelt Island from a place of quarantine, penal servitude and hopelessness to a center for treatment and research in polio and then to one of the first communities to “mainstream” disabled patients is chronicled in an inscribed timeline. The statues stand on a white granite oval the size of the Oval Office, and the paths and benches are designed to accommodate a range of abilities.