Terence McShaneW 119th St between Saint Nicholas Ave and 7th AveHeart Four · Location 417 · 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 podcast0:00On West 119th Street, between St. Nicholas Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard,0:09is a school, or at least it used to be a school, facing this large structure on the western wing.0:15A symmetrical set of windows and doorway cascade down to the sidewalk,0:22and off the sidewalk is a set of double brown doors.0:26As of Spring 2006, this building has been transformed into a gigantic adult learning center.0:33The drawing we made was on the set of the two brown metal doors on the right hand side.0:41This is Terence McShane. He was drawn in July of 2004. His drawing is counting one person.1:28The life of Terence McShane, so full and so brief, could be measured by his friendships.1:33There were the buddies from St. Cyril and Methodius Parish, St. Anthony's High School,1:41lifeguarding, Siena College, rugby, his decade as a New York police officer, and the two1:47years he spent as a city firefighter.1:49What drew people to him?1:51and maybe it was the way he had mastered the art of drawing the best from small moments.1:56Take one of his approaches to fatherhood, pushing a kid-packed stroller while inline skating.← Location 416Heart Four · Location 417Location 418 →
