Stephen BelsonW 34th St between 10th Ave and 11th AveHeart Two · Location 126 · Drawn October 200112345Select 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 2Video podcast0:00The location of this drawing is a white brick wall directly adjacent to 516 West 34th Street, west of 10th Avenue.0:09The wall is facing to the north and is overlooked by a 10-foot historic-looking lamp fixture.0:15This is Stephen Belson. He was drawn in October of 2001. His drawing is counting 10 people.0:23Throughout the city, there has been a wild proliferation of posters, residue from the recent events.0:30They do not have any authors. They are in a wide range of styles with varying messages.0:35The most interesting ones have been promoting the stock market and encouraging the people of New York to spend money.0:41The one to the right was pasted next to itself over and over.0:47Firefighter Belson, who grew up in Flushing, Queens, moved to Rockaway Beach, bought a house,0:51and fit right into the tight-knit community of firefighters and police officers.0:55Unlike many of his neighbors, he wasn't Irish or Roman Catholic, but that made no difference.1:00While he was Jewish, he was considered one of them, said his mother, Madeline Brandstather.1:05They even named a beach after him, Bell's Beach.← Location 125Heart Two · Location 126Location 127 →
