Walk around NYC at night, and you're sure to see a mouse or two, various insects, and, all told, quite the range of life forms. During the day, there are squirrels, dogs not much larger than said squirrels, and pigeons. But in art, unlike in life, there are sometimes more unusual species making their way through the city. Both F. Scott Fitzgerald and Rufus Wainwright pictured large mammals alongside the M4, the taxis, and the other, usual things one sees in Manhattan.
"We drove over to Fifth Avenue, so warm and soft, almost pastoral, on the summer Sunday afternoon that I wouldn't have been surprised to see a great flock of white sheep turn the corner."--F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
"Or a herd of bulls charging stoplights red."--Rufus Wainwright, "Danny Boy"
"So the day Noah's Ark floats down Park my eyes will be simply glazed over."--Rufus Wainwright, "Foolish Love"
If any sheep, bulls, or animal-filled boats ever were to make their way up Madison (they've already covered Fifth and Park, making Madison the obvious next choice) that would make my day.
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