Angel JuarbeE 69th St between 2nd Ave and 1st AveHeart Three · Location 324 · 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 7Video podcast0:00On the southeast corner of East 69th Street and 2nd Avenue is Apple Tree Flowers.0:09Apple Tree Flowers hasn't changed in years.0:14To find where this drawing was made, find yourself facing Apple Tree Flowers on 69th Street.0:20The drawing was made on the brick wall overlooking the stairs that lead into the basement.0:26It's buffered on either side by a full spectrum of the color range represented by numerous0:33different types of flowers.0:35This is Angel Juarbe Jr.0:39He was drawn in July of 2003.0:43His drawing is counting five people.0:48Bushels, clumps, and piles of crowded flowers hung the next corner.0:53I am not sure how one could be tempted to buy just one flower.0:56If I had the resources, I would purchase the entire corner of flowers and move it as is to another street corner that would benefit the most from it.1:05This recklessly arranged palette of colors will change in a day or so.1:09All these flowers have been cut from their plant.1:12Now their life cycle has been quickened.1:15Without the source of water and energy the plant would give it, the cells of the flower burst and die.1:20wilting occurs and soon enough these attractive radiant flowers will ripen beyond a usable source1:27of decoration and joy giving at the world trade center site at the funerals and in the homes of1:33the grieving this flower cycle has been played out tens of thousands of times in the last couple of1:39years all grieving processes are fleeting we are looking forward to seeing what permanent memorial1:46they decide to erect at the World Trade Center site. For now, my temporary drawing of Angel1:52Huarbe Jr. is in good hands amongst a legion of spectacularly colored creatures with lives1:59that are shorter than they could have been. Angel Luis Huarbe Jr. was the type of guy who2:05would roam the streets of the South Bronx picking up stray dogs and taking them home.2:10At one point, because of his diligence, his family had five dogs, all named Butchie.2:16He was also proud to be a firefighter and helped turn the station house into a museum.← Location 323Heart Three · Location 324Location 325 →
