-
Title
-
Interview with Franco the Great
-
Description
-
Jerome Haferd and Mikaila Meurer, with Anthony Carrion, interview Franco the Great AKA Franco Gaskin.
Franco the Great (born Frankin Gaskin; 1928) is a street artist based in Manhattan, New York City. He was born and raised in Panama, and is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English. Franco the Great is also referred to as the "Harlem Picasso".
He earned notoriety by painting storefront security gates in West Harlem neighborhoods. Original pieces of Franco's are found today on 125th Street surrounding the Apollo Theater (between Frederick Douglass Blvd. and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd). Franco's murals on security gates are only viewable when the gates of the stores are closed.
Franco's murals have contributed to making Harlem a tourist destination. His work can also be found inside businesses across United States, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Canada, Spain, Brazil, the Caribbean Islands, Senegal, and elsewhere!
-
interviewer
-
Haferd, Jerome
-
Meurer, Mikaila
-
list of contributors
-
Carrion, Anthony
-
interviewee
-
Gaskin, Franco
-
birthday
-
1928
-
Access Rights
-
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
-
Contributor
-
Place, Memory & Culture Incubator
-
list of editors
-
Vogel, Jenna
-
Maldonado, Alfredo
-
owner
-
Gaskin, Franco
-
Rights Holder
-
Gaskin, Franco
-
Language
-
English
-
Date Created
-
2025-04-30
-
Date Available
-
2026-01-29
