Thomas GardnerW 57th St between 9th Ave and 10th AveHeart Three · Location 240 · Drawn March 2003Hover over or select the image to reveal a hidden view.PhotographsDownload photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Download photograph 4Download photograph 5Download photograph 6Download photograph 7Download photograph 8Download photograph 9Download photograph 10Download photograph 11Video podcast0:00West of 9th Avenue on West 57th Street is an apartment complex.0:06The apartment complex is lucky enough to have its own restaurant on the northwest corner of this intersection.0:12The restaurant is called the Morning Star Restaurant, and our drawing is made to the left of it, facing on the 57th Street.0:20If you find the entranceway for 403 and 401, to the right of it is a window that is blocked0:28off with a piece of dirty white metal.0:31Directly underneath this window is a space big enough to draw a kneeling person on a0:36concrete surface that has a slight texture and has been painted a light pink.0:41At the base of this patch of wall is a salmon-colored diamond plate.0:47This is Thomas Gardner.0:49He was drawn in March of 2003.0:53His drawing is counting five people.0:57Who said brunch and tape art is a bad combination?1:01Who?1:01A sunny location on the side of an apartment complex planted me directly outside the windows of Sunday brunchers.1:08And from inside their aquarium they watched as I drew.1:12Enough questioning eyes and lingering waitresses prompted Adriana to sweep in and strike up the lines of communication,1:19and in no time she returned with waitresses in tow.1:23Our tiny handout becomes a rallying point, and we are given such a tangible nod of approval1:28that I felt empowered enough to tape on the White House.1:32Then, an occupant of the apartment complex entered his building with the body language of approval.1:37Today is starting out with public and artist getting along splendidly.1:44At Queens College his professors were amazed by his inquisitiveness and enthusiasm.1:49He had this intense curiosity about all the aspects of science, said one of them, Mark G. Miksik.1:55At one point they invited him to lecture and he was a hit.1:59Now the college has the Thomas A. Gardner Award for students planning to teach science.← Location 239Heart Three · Location 240Location 241 →
