Keith GlascoeFreedom Pl between W 68th St and W 66th StHeart Three · Location 261 · Drawn June 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 10Video podcast0:00On Freedom Place, just south of West 68th Street, is another section of the unbearably long yellow brick wall.0:08This drawing was made on a green, thickly painted metal door with no handles on it.0:14There are hinges, and it obviously opens out.0:18The damage above the door has been there for years, and it showed no sign of repair.0:24There are hints of graffiti, but for the most part, this wall remains well-maintenanced,0:30and every attempt has been made to keep it clean of marks.0:33The drawing that we made inside this green frame existed for only a very short period0:38of time before it was removed.0:41This is Keith Glascoe.0:43He was drawn in June of 2003.0:47His drawing is counting 10 people.0:50Today is going to be a great drawing day0:53Because today, a whole family of us are getting together to throw time at these tasks at hand0:59There will be three photographers and two drawers1:04Things have changed for the better in the last year and a half1:07A real transformation from trolling around, drawing in solitude, documenting by myself1:13Then going home and lumbering through the documentation all solo style1:17At a bare minimum, it is comforting having company to share the grim-slash-joyful task1:23of personally recognizing this now well-honored group of people.1:28I have spent so much time with various lists of the deceased that I have called in corrections1:34to some of the list's organizers and made every attempt I could to have some consistency1:40among all the lists I am cross-referencing.1:43I know that I am just another citizen waiting to hear some sort of conclusive resolution about the official number.1:50And my heart goes out to all of those waiting for word of identification.1:56Keith Glascoe was a big man, roughly 6'4", 270 pounds.2:01But maybe the biggest thing about him was his heart.2:04He was the sort who would stop and pick up a hurt animal on the street,2:07take it to a doctor and pay for it, said his father Benjamin.2:11Given his size, football was inevitable.← Location 260Heart Three · Location 261Location 262 →
