Jacqueline June NortonE 70th St between 2nd Ave and 1st AveHeart Three · Location 322 · Drawn July 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 9Video podcast0:00On the north east corner and 2nd Avenue is a Walgreens.0:05We're not sure if it was a Walgreens a couple years ago, but as of spring 2006,0:11there's a sign prominently displayed on the brick wall facing onto East 70th Street.0:18If you go to the letter S in Walgreens and follow down, that's where the drawing was located,0:24on a generic brick surface.0:26The spray painted silhouette that existed on the sidewalk in front of it is completely gone.0:32No evidence that it was ever there, as well as our tape drawing.0:37This is Jacqueline June Norton. She was drawn in July of 2003. Her drawing is counting 10 people.0:48On the sidewalk, a red dashed line outlined a human figure with the stencil reading,0:55Man 5103, Killed by Automobile.0:59I chose to draw my portrait of Kathleen Ann Nikosia on a wall meeting the stretch of the sidewalk.1:06Our method of drawing is inevitably stigmatized by the all too familiar chalk outlines and bodies that police use to help map out crime scenes.1:13This stereotype is only exaggerated whenever we draw on the ground.1:18We are making living representations.1:21We are using the outlines of these lives to mask off the walls of Manhattan.1:26Or, the walls of Manhattan bring our outlines of these people's lives to life.1:32Surprisingly, I have no memory of anyone even quipping about the relationship between the manner in which we are drawing and the good old police silhouette outline.1:41eventually someone will say out loud and when they do i will be sure to write about it1:48they were traveling to california for the wedding of jacqueline's 38 year old son jason seymour in1:55santa barbara two days before the terrorist attacks jacqueline had given several bouquets2:00from her well-tended garden to the church and told people to pick whatever flowers they wanted2:05while she was gone norton reached out to← Location 321Heart Three · Location 322Location 323 →
