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Posted: 5/10/2012
The Road Taken... The Merritt Parkway --
The Queen of parkways, the Merritt Parkway is part of Connecticut s historic memory - a 37 mile stretch of road architecture - arguably the only road in the world that is truly a work of art.
Appearances by photographer Nate Gibbons, DOT Commissioner Emil Frankel, Chris Wigren Deputy Director, CT Trust for Historic Preservation, preservationist/artist Renee Kahn, as well as Henry Merritt, great-nephew of Schuyler Merritt , the Stamford Congressman for whom the Parkway is named.
The project was supported by the Connecticut Commission for Culture and Tourism and was recently exhibited in Systems/Fictions in Hartford, selected works by winners of the Connecticut Artist Fellowship Award.
Lisa Seidenberg s other work includes 'Slippery Slope' (2010), ), I Have Seen the Future (2010, video) about the 1939-40 New York World s Fair. 'BEING HUMAN' (2002, video) Pledge of Allegiance Blues (2005), I Have Seen the Future (2010, video) about the 1939 New York World s Fair.