Thomas CasoriaVanderbilt Ave between E 43rd St and E 42nd StHeart Two · Location 167 · Drawn September 20021234Select 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 3Download photograph 4Download photograph 5Video podcast0:00Grand Central Station was the location for the next drawing.0:04We were fortunate to carve out a niche for this drawing at the corner of Vanderbilt and East 42nd Street.0:10The drawing was done directly underneath the sign for Grand Central Terminal.0:15This is Thomas Casoria. He was drawn in September of 2002.0:21His drawing is counting 10 people.0:24This figure was drawn fast, Grand Central Station and all.0:30I crossed the street to find Andrew talking to a man. I apologized for the results of my speedy0:34taping because I did not want to be asked to stop. He then informed me that he was the man who could0:40stop me. Apparently, he was more impressed by the sheer gall of the whole thing and decided to let0:45me wrap it up. He worked for the terminal. We talked for a long time. He was a two-time ex-convict who0:51had plenty of stories. The one that I particularly enjoyed was his explanation of a moment that he0:56experienced a deep appreciation for art. He was traveling in London with his wife. They visited1:01some palace. There was a painting with rich, dark blacks with a figure in it. It fueled the1:07imagination, and in discovering things in the painting, he now found himself taking in all the1:12different works of art and architecture. He appreciated our piece too, and we were glad to1:17have met him. Known for his baseball and football prowess, Kisari had a reputation among family,1:22friends, and comrades as a go-to guy, his father said. He was amazingly strong and a very good1:28athlete, the kind of guy that if you needed something done, you could always depend on him.1:32Based on accounts he heard, Carlo Casorias said his son spent his final minutes on the 20th floor1:37of Tower One. He had radioed his captain to report that he and two comrades from his company1:42were carrying a paraplegic out of the Towering Inferno. A follow-up call, his father said.← Location 166Heart Two · Location 167Location 168 →
