18th July 2013
Ten years ago today I saw this couple walking along King's Parade and asked them if I could take their picture. When they told me they were on their way to a Tango event it made perfect sense for them to pose on King's College wall. The picture has since become a fine art print, greetings card and postcard. It also appeared on the cover of the first edition of Cambridge Magazine.
the thing about artists and writers is that we’re all slightly unhinged, chaotic, fueled by coffee and revenge and ambition, and I don’t want my art to be made by machines, I want it to be made by messy people who have hated and loved and panicked like the rest of us.
Happy birthday to iconic duo, Patience & Fortitude 🦁🦁 Here’s an early photo from the studio where the lions were sculpted. The steadfast pair have guarded the steps of NYPL since 1911. #NYPLDigitalCollections