Gothamist: Family, Friends, And Co-workers Pay Tribute to Marvin Franklin

Malcolm Julian

Sun, 13 May 2007 18:17:28 -0500

Greetings Kristen, my name is Malcolm Julian. I was a good friend and fellow Trackworker of Marvins' while working at 179th street and Hillside Ave in Queens for the past 13 years. Recently I purchased a 'homeless series'(the invisible) piece from 'Old Print Shop' in Manhattans' lower east side. I also had my portrait painted by Marvin a few years ago. When the time is appropriate, I would like to share my ideas about what could be done to commemorate and celebrate Marvins' legacy. I can be reached via email: ahmosekarahotep@aol.com. Thank you.

Kristen

Mon, 07 May 2007 16:12:03 -0500

With regard, to the question about purchasing his art, I am Marvin's stepdaughter. We were all caught off guard by his death. It still doesn't quite seem real. A number of people have reached out about purchasing his art. We are going to take our time and catalog all of his works as there is quite a lot. If you would like to send an e-mail to kristen374@hotmail.com, I will pass the information on and when the time comes we will send out e-mails about where and how you can go about purchasing some of his works.

Matt

Mon, 07 May 2007 12:06:40 -0500

This is a truly tragic event. He was clearly an amazing person and artist. In fact, I was interested in purchasing some of Marvin Franklin's original works. Does anyone know whom I could contact?

Guy

Mon, 07 May 2007 11:00:22 -0500

Makes this story even more tragic. We need more people like this in the city.

Jen Chung

Sun, 06 May 2007 17:13:34 -0500

This is such a tragedy. Franklin sounds like he was a truly great, solid and inspiring person. I hope the Transit Authority will not let his death be in vain - it's so upsetting to think he died because his supervisor wanted a shortcut.