Karl JosephE 73rd St between 2nd Ave and 1st AveHeart Three · Location 320 · 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 11Video podcast0:00On 73rd Street, halfway between 2nd and 1st Avenue, on the north side of the street, is the number 319.0:08Our drawing's location was on a temporary construction wall, the blue sort, that jutted out over the sidewalk and into the street.0:16If you were to exit the building, number 319, walk down its short stairs, and walk forward about four feet,0:24there's a green tree, a fresh tree, planted in the center of the sidewalk.0:30That tree is right in front of where the temporary construction wall was located,0:35and the drawing would have been made directly behind it.0:38This is Karl Joseph.0:41He was drawn in June of 2003.0:45His drawing is counting ten people.0:51Another bright blue construction blockade with the stencil post no bills.0:55Every time we have put up a figure or something similar to these walls, I have never felt a sense of violating these stencils' core message.1:05Our figures bring to these temporary structures a greater sense of dignity through simple depth of detail and enigmatic meaning.1:13To those who see the figures in passing, their iconic nature makes their representational nature easily understood.1:20stood. But the materials and lack of overt message beguiles the connection to the typical visual1:27fare of the street, graffiti and advertising. These tape drawings act as another stranger1:34passed in travel, their stories to be pondered. They say probie Karl Joseph seemed to have the1:41right stuff. The 25-year-old Brooklynite knew how to shrug off the teasing of veteran members of1:46of Enchin Company 207 with a big laugh.1:50Carl had a way of shrugging off the ribbing.1:52He had a great smile and a great laugh, Mr. Beeler said.1:56As far as the job, he was top-notch.← Location 319Heart Three · Location 320Location 321 →
