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In Remembering Stephen Andrus
I've never met Stephen personally but knew of his work through my son Tom. In 2008, at my son's recommendation, Stephen put me on his mailing list and every few days I would receive a night time photo from somewhere in NYC. I would relive my days living in the city vicariously through Steve's pictures. His shots were always taken at night with his wanderings taking him to all the boroughs. It wasn't long before I fell in love with his work and started a collection of my own favorites which totals well over 300, only a fraction of what he sent. Included in these pages are most of those.
There's a URL at the end of the story to Steve's gallery on Flickr where he uploaded his pictures over a 5-year period. It might bring back some memories.
Regards,
Michael Antonoff
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Don't Disobey (25 Wooster st. at Canal, Downtown) |
The Rumpled Blanket |
Decco Dreams, Lobby of the Chrysler Building |
Midnight at the Oasis Bryant Park, behind NY public library, 42nd st. |
The Late Night Call From Grand Central Station |
The Cocktail Party |
Ivory Rockettes (12" tall, 57th st, 5th Ave.) |
"Dining Al Fresco, Couch Over Manhole (Elizabeth st. SOHO) |
The Graceful Dead (Cemetery in Queens) |
The Electric Night (Kew Gardens, Queens) |
Darkness of the Dead (Cemetery in Queens) |
Muscles, No Brains (8 ft. x 14 ft., 10th st., 10 ave |
Sand and the City (Volleyball court, Central Park) |
The Grotesqueries (Life and death size, New York Academy of Art, Franklin st..jpg |
Ivory88 (Steinway Hall, 57th st.) |
Fresh Ginger (Ludlow s.t at Canal st., Lower East Side) |
ROSA ARCTICA (Kiehl's, 8 x 6, Chelsea) |
Steaming, Hot, Street Meat (6th Ave. at 23rd st.) |
Love is beauty (Allen st. near Spring, East Village) |
The 99% and The 1% (Rivington st., East Village) |
Anomie in Bag City (W. 19th st., near Broadway, Midtown). |