Monday, February 24, 2014

A special Lou Reed delivery



Spotted on East Eighth Street and Avenue B this afternoon… (a copy of) the large format Polaroid of the late musician taken in Montauk in 2002 by Julian Schnabel … from the book "Julian Schnabel: Polaroids."



Photos by Bobby Williams

5 comments:

  1. ...inquiring minds recognize that doorway!

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  2. Polaroid Large format is not that large, even remotely. That is not an original Polaroid print. Maybe it is a framed poster, or maybe it is a copied print from the original Polaroid. But it is most definitely not one of the original Schnabel Large Format Polaroid prints. The large format Polaroids are about 20" X 24". That thing looks to be at least 70 inches tall...

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  3. @ anon 7:36

    Right.. I added a few words to the post to note a copy...

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  4. Anonymous said...
    "...inquiring minds recognize that doorway!"

    Right: process of elimination says it can't be St. Brigid's and it can't be Tompkins Square, so it must be the Newsboys' Home. Mystery solved.

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  5. Given the amazing history of this building (I went to school there), somehow I imagine Lou seeing this photo from up above and writing a song about it.

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