There is currently an auction running on ebay.com for the original Sylvester Stallone art posted above. The original oil painting titled “Hero” by the internationally acclaimed, academy-award winning actor, Sylvester Stallone was painted as a tribute to the firemen ‘heroes” whose efforts contributed to saving lives involved in the September 11th tragedy as well as the firemen whose lives were sacrificed. This piece was painted specifically for a charity event that raised money for the Sept. 11 Fund. The painting is 4′ by 8’ and depicts a fireman (center in blue), a clock commemorating the time of day (6:10am PST) that he heard about the tragedy (the ‘o’ in hero in the upper left corner), the words “heven (sic) is closed” (right side in white) as well as other intricate remembrances of the tragedy that were poignant to him. His famous signature can be seen in blue in the lower right hand corner (and is reprinted below).
- Craig Zablo
(December 1, 2001)