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Franco the Great (born Franklin Gaskin in Panama 1928, also styled the Harlem Picasso) is a street artist in Manhattan, New York. He earned his notoriety by painting storefront security gates in West Harlem neighborhoods. Many original pieces can be found today on 125th Street, particularly those surrounding the Apollo Theater (between Frederick Douglass Blvd. and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd). Security gate murals can only be viewed when stores are closed and gates are shut. Franco's murals have helped to make Harlem into an international tourist destination. Franco's work can also be found inside businesses across New York state, as well as in other countries, including France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Canada, Spain, Brazil, the Caribbean Islands, Senegal, and several other African countries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.francothegreat.com/contribution/index.html )〕 Franco is a native of Panama and is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. ==Early life== At the age of three, Franco fell several stories and sustained serious head injuries. After emerging from a one-month coma, he found it difficult to socialize normally and make friends. In an isolated state, he began drawing and cartooning as a way to pass the time, playing with imaginary characters. Not long after, with the encouragement of a local Catholic priest, he later went on to study performance as a stage magician; this helped him to overcome introverted tendencies and build a social life.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.francothegreat.com/biography/index.html )〕 Franco studied with an artist named Danzig for four years in his youth. Danzig gave him speech lessons and trained him to perform in front of large crowds. He encouraged Franco to move in an entrepreneurial direction, supporting his dream to move to New York and sell his skills as an artist and magician. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Franco the Great」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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