Michael ElferisW 18th St between 6th Ave and 7th AveHeart Two · Location 205 · Drawn October 200212345Select 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 5Download photograph 6Video podcast0:00This drawing surface is no longer west of 6th Avenue on 18th Street.0:06On the south side of the street, there was a building.0:09This building is gone.0:11The drawing was drawn on a white brick building west of 6th Avenue on 18th Street.0:17In 2006, the building is no longer.0:20The deli is gone. The restaurants are gone.0:23They were replaced by a pit surrounded by colorful advertisements.0:29adhered to plywood.0:30This is Michael L. Ferris.0:33He was drawn in October of 2002.0:37His drawing is counting 10 people.0:40The building my artist loft is in was recently tagged.0:43The work is not too dissimilar in appearance to the marks we see here.0:48It dawned on me that all taggers must be renters.0:51It would be something to meet a homeowner slash property owner0:54who also enjoyed spray painting on the walls of others.0:57Heck, I feel self-conscious about writing text on top of the graffiti in this photograph.1:02I think that respectfully, typed marks wouldn't be complimentary.1:07He was a New York City police officer for two years before deciding to become a firefighter.1:12He always looked forward to going to work every day, said his mother.1:14Even when he was off, he'd go into the firehouse, she said.1:18Alferes was raised in College Point and attended John Jay...← Location 204Heart Two · Location 205Location 206 →
