John BerginW 35th St between 10th Ave and 11th AveHeart Two · Location 127 · 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 2Video podcast0:00This drawing is on West 35th Street, directly between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue.0:07The location for this drawing is tricky to find.0:09Original photographs were taken at night, and the wall has completely transformed since0:14then.0:14In the last four and a half years, a new window has been put in the wall, and the wall has0:19been repainted.0:20To find the location for this drawing, look for the fire hydrant, with the two protective0:24guard rails on either side leaning in towards it.0:27Directly behind it is where this drawing was made.0:30The drawing is on the north side of the street.0:33This is John Bergin. He was drawn in October of 2001.0:39His drawing is counting five people.0:43Across the street from this drawing of John Bergin was a scene of unusual patience.0:48An 18-wheeler was backing it into a very narrow space.0:52space. This difficult maneuver required it to block the streets, stopping the traffic.0:58Cars gradually joined the line for over a 20 minute span and sat. The amazing thing1:04is, no one honked. No one appeared to get angry. I have never witnessed that level of1:10vehicular patience in New York City. I waited in anticipation for the first honk. It never1:17came.1:18He used his free time to take care of his three children while his wife returned to her career as a teacher.1:23We were lucky. With his schedule, he could do all these things with the kids, said his wife, Madeline Bergen.1:28And there was never a question that he would do it.1:30He was about to get more time just to devote to his family and his business.← Location 126Heart Two · Location 127Location 128 →
