Susan A MackayCentral Park between W 81st St and W 80th StHeart Three · Location 290 · 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 10Download photograph 11Download photograph 12Download photograph 13Download photograph 14Download photograph 15Download photograph 16Download photograph 17Download photograph 18Download photograph 19Download photograph 20Download photograph 21Download photograph 22Download photograph 23Download photograph 24Download photograph 25Download photograph 26Download photograph 27Download photograph 28Download photograph 29Show all 29 photographsVideo podcast0:00The Great Lawn in Central Park has a circular path around it.0:04If you head to the six o'clock position on the circular path and look at the green lawn on the south side of the path0:10you see a0:12decorative street lamp. The drawing that we made was to the left of the decorative street lamp0:18out of flowers arranged on the grass0:22halfway between that lamp and the first large tree. This lawn0:27overlooks Belvedere Castle.0:31This is Susan A Mackay. She was drawn in June of 2003. Her drawing is counting 10 people.0:43In the wintertime, this spot is blocked off from the destructive stomping power of the0:49Boot Nation. Fences are put up to keep people out and the perimeters are carefully guarded.0:55When the snow reaches a certain height, the snow-covered fields are opened up to cross-country skiers and the like.1:03We had acknowledged that this is the space we wanted to draw on during the winter, and the preceding spring brought our return.1:12The medium given to us are the quick-growing, ubiquitous white flowers that sprout up in tight families throughout the freshly cut grass.1:20Romantic notions were fulfilled.1:22filled. I got to spend a pleasant day surrounded by people that I love, picking flowers and1:28ferrying them in my shirt to draw an image of someone whom I cared about and share my1:34energies with others who had come to the park to relax and experience good things. It took1:41a considerable amount of time for a team of people to gather and place all these flowers,1:45but there were no watches to be found, only the subtle shifting of a setting sun.1:58Susan A Mackay was best known for her warm smile and had a personality that added to the culture of the company.2:04She worked as an assistant vice president of merchandise planning and allocation,2:08and had been with TJX for 11 years.2:11McKay was married and had two children.2:13children. She just had a way of bringing people together in the company. She was very respected.2:19She loved the travel part of the job and had been looking forward to this California trip2:24all summer. She loved to sew, Mr. McKay said, everything in the house she made.← Location 289Heart Three · Location 290Location 291 →
