Robert John FangmanW 121st St between Manhattan Ave and Frederick Douglass BlvdHeart Four · Location 412 · 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 14Show all 14 photographsVideo podcast0:00Almost midway down the block on West 121st Street between Manhattan and Frederick Douglas Boulevard is an apartment complex on the south side of the street.0:09The address for the complex is 312.0:12There's a set of seven stairs leading up to the main entrance.0:15And to the right of it, a pale metal fence.0:18The drawing was done sitting on the pale gray concrete surface caddy corner to this pale blue fence.0:26This is Robert John Fangman.0:30He was drawn in July of 2004.0:33His drawing is counting one person.0:37What's funny is that just down the street,0:39east of Manhattan Avenue, Colin, Andrew, and Jay, and Karen0:45are there, and they can hear all the yelling.0:47They hear me getting cursed out.0:50They hear.0:51So you can maybe explain what that felt like.0:55You know, essentially, like you said,0:57were across the street listening to this from the perspective of like, well, do we call the police?1:04Do we run away? Do we go get Mike?1:07We could see the whole thing happen, and eventually it appeared to have cooled down,1:11but for a few minutes there, it was pretty tense.1:15Watching it from across the street and listening to this barrage of curses,1:19which we knew, you know, we could also sort of see that...1:21Not the playful kind.1:23not the playful kind and i think we were probably spotted as well and i'm sure seen as being part of1:31the same group he had found his calling enamored with the people and the lifestyle 33 and single1:41mr fangman traveled extensively walking on and off of planes as if there were buses1:47he carried flash cards so he could study the information about the various planes1:51Mr. Fengman loved foreign cities dancing and fine wine.← Location 411Heart Four · Location 412Location 413 →
