Twisted City
by Mark J Dunn
Title
Twisted City
Artist
Mark J Dunn
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Twisted City
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This picture, one in a collection of cross pictures. I looked at this church and thought of the background skyscrapers. I saw the contrast between the church and the city. The front of the church was lost in the afternoon shadows. So dark,so cold. As I looked at the church I could not help but think of the constant struggle churches have had. Down here in lower Manhattan area the giant skyscrapers overshadow this wonderful church. When I worked this photo in Photoshop. I thought of the fast-paced city the church was situated in. So I decided to twist the skyscrapers in the background. I wanted to evoke emotion, possibly start a thought process Twisted City.
New York City,Trinity Church in lower Manhattan. With a rich history that started in 1696. Governor Benjamin Fletcher saw to the purchase of the land in Lower Manhattan. With great people such as King William III, Anne, Queen of Great Britain and King George II of Great Britain. This church was bound for greatness. Although the church has had many trials and tribulations through the years. Several fires, a church steeple collapse and 911.
I don't think many people throughout the years would have believed this church would be among the wealthiest parish's in the world. Trinity Church has a very rich music program with an annual budget of $2.5 million as of 2011. Beginning in the 1780s, the church's claim to 62 acres of Queen Anne's 1705 grant was contested in the courts by descendants of a 17th-century Dutchwoman, Anneke Jans Bogardus, who, it was claimed, held the original title to that property. The basis of the lawsuits was that only five of Bogardus' six heirs had conveyed the land to the English crown in 1671. Numerous times over the course of six decades, the claimants asserted themselves in court, losing each time. The attempt was even revived in the 20th century.
Disclosure resulting from a lawsuit filed by a parishioner revealed total assets of about $2 billion as of 2011. Although Trinity Church has sold off much of the land that was part of the royal grant from Queen Anne,[9] it is still one of the largest landowners in New York City with 14 acres of Manhattan real estate including 5.5 million square feet of commercial space in Hudson Square. The parish's annual revenue from its real estate holdings was $158 million in 2011 with net income of $38 million
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February 10th, 2014
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