Picture of the Week #335 "A Wink & A Nod" New York City 1972 Signed & Stamped

This image of a homeless man was taken in 1972 when I was producing & directing Music Videos for Columbia Records. It was for a song titled "Carry Me" by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. I had gone down to the Bowery which was where the homeless congregated before it became gentrified. I took maybe three or four rolls of film and later animated those slides for the video. When digital came along I was able to scan, manipulate and print these images. They are very powerful and sadly project where this country was heading. In those days it was rare to see a homeless person on the street.