John CollinsE 39th St between 1st Ave and Tunnel Exit StHeart Two · Location 176 · Drawn October 2002123Select 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 podcast0:00This drawing is on East 39th on the north side of the street about 50 yards from First Avenue.0:08There are six square pink concrete columns that hold up a fence that encircle a large construction0:14site, parking zone, and general mishmash of materials. The address is 685 First Avenue.0:21The drawing was done on the second column to the left from the entrance on 39th Street.0:25If you stand facing the column, just to your left and behind you is a lamp post.0:31This is John Collins. He was drawn in October of 2002.0:37His drawing is counting ten people.0:39This column is owned by the city.0:42The placement of these firemen back onto the property of the city they served always seems appropriate.0:49It is always a relief to find these canvases.0:52We are now in Murray Hill.0:55In these photographs, you can see a portion of a grand and colossal brick power plant.1:01Andrew and I marveled at its triumphant brick facades.1:05We were soon to learn that the residents of Murray Hill may not appreciate this brick monstrosity or our light green dabblings.1:14The oldest of five children, Mr. Collins, 42, organized family events like two weeks each year on Long Beach Island in New Jersey1:21or a benefit concert on the aircraft carrier Intrepid in Manhattan,1:25followed by a night on the town with his sisters and their husbands.1:28He lived in the Bronx, lifted weights, and bought groceries for neighbors who were down on their luck.← Location 175Heart Two · Location 176Location 177 →
