Gerard BaptisteW 28th St between 10th Ave and 11th AveHeart Two · Location 119 · Drawn October 20011234Select a number to open a drawing state.The published 2006 collage is shown above. The numbered links open archival images. Use your browser’s Back button to return here.PhotographsDownload photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Video podcast0:00This drawing is on a metal wall on the south side of West 28th Street, west of 10th Avenue.0:06On the south side of the street is a tall, two-story, green, corrugated metal surface.0:14At the end of that surface is a large, yellow docking object.0:18The drawing is made underneath a yellow, no trespassing sign that has now been joined by four other warning signs.0:24This is Gerard Baptiste. He was drawn in October of 2001. His drawing is counting 10 people.0:34Above is Gerard Baptiste, ladder 9. Something that has been really fortunate about starting0:40in this neighborhood is that my projected path crosses over some peaceful and barren0:46streets. I know eventually I will be entering into residential and commercial areas. So,0:54So, for now, I will enjoy the easy draw.0:57There is a decent chance that Gerard Baptiste had dog biscuits in his pockets when he died.1:02A New York firefighter, he routinely carried treats to give to the pets that walked past1:07Ladder 9 in Soho.1:08That helped start conversations with the children or the women that the dogs toed with them.← Location 118Heart Two · Location 119Location 120 →
