Robert LinnaneW 97th St between Columbus Ave and Amsterdam AveHeart Four · Location 373 · Drawn July 2004Download 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 15Show all 15 photographsVideo podcast0:00This drawing's location is the entrance to a garage on West 97th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam.0:07On the north side of the street are two entrances for a parking garage.0:11One is on street level, but the other is at the end of a descending driveway.0:16To the right of that descending driveway is a funny little space bordering a brick and concrete apartment building.0:24and you'll find a catty-corner connection of a rib-high black metal gate0:29and a coarse stone-infused concrete surface about 3 feet by 10 feet high.0:36The drawing was made on that concrete surface facing to the east.0:44This is Robert Linnane.0:46He was drawn in July of 2004.0:50His drawing is counting one person.0:56But is there also an aspect of the work, I mean, especially, you know, if you're working in a hospital with kids or you're doing a mural, that the public performance element of it seems like it's very crucial.1:08It's critical, but in those environments we have permission and we understand that part of the project is the fact that we're ambassadors of art.1:21For a lot of people you never actually see the artists. You never, one, see them working,1:26and two, you never get to just walk up and say hi and what are you drawing? What are you drawing?1:33What are you drawing? What are you drawing? We can have a 15-minute conversation with someone,1:37they'll leave, and 10 seconds later someone will come up with the exact same question and we start1:41the cycle again. And we take that responsibility pretty seriously because not only do we want to1:48to try to represent ourselves well, but we also want to make sure that we are a soothing1:54presence for the public in regards to their perception of what artists are.2:02Hawaii, Alaska, Amsterdam, Rio, Linane took every opportunity he had to explore the world.2:09A year and a half ago, he left the airline industry to become a firefighter, initially2:14initially stationed at Engine Company 219 and Ladder Company 105 in Brooklyn,2:19and then at Ladder Company 20 in Soho.← Location 372Heart Four · Location 373Location 374 →
