Joseph HenryE 85th St between 5th Ave and Madison AveHeart Three · Location 299 · 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 podcast0:00This drawing was made on East 85th Street between Fifth Avenue and Madison.0:06It's on the south side of the street, behind a tall metal gate labeled Service Entrance for 1035 Fifth Avenue.0:15Behind this slightly menacing gate is a collection of garbage cans lining a yellow brick wall on the left.0:23On the right is a long stairwell that leads down into the basement of the building.0:27Our drawing was made in a space between the garbage cans on the left-hand side on the0:33vertically textured brick surface.0:36This is Joseph Henry.0:39He was drawn in June of 2003.0:43His drawing is counting 10 people.0:48The planning and disagreements about the potential memorial to be built have started to show0:53up in the newspaper.0:53paper. In fact, coming up at the end of this June 2003 is the deadline date for memorials.1:00Note, they ended up receiving over 5,200 proposals from all over the world. At that point, the plans1:07will go before a 13-person panel to make the decisions about what permanent memorial should1:12appear at the grounds of the World Trade Center. We have been reading about proposals for the last1:17year or so. More often than not, every time I read a story online about a new memorial idea,1:23I am working away on our own act of remembrance at that very moment.1:28I am not sure if this classifies as irony, but it has all the earmarks.1:34Writing about it doesn't help clarify my feelings on how our efforts fit into the grander scheme of things.1:40We know, though, from the magnitude of proposals that they received,1:44that we are far from alone in our desires to honor, clarify, and demystify this tragic event from almost two years ago.1:51I am comforted in knowing that the number of proposals is only a small fraction of all the people that wish to do something.1:58I finish up my thoughts as I finish up my drawing of Joseph Henry.2:02Joseph Oswald Pick Henry never played professional baseball, but there were plenty of people who thought he did, and some of them have his autograph.2:11He was usually the first to arrive at a party and the last one to leave, said his longtime girlfriend, Julia Corrales.← Location 298Heart Three · Location 299Location 300 →
