Daniel H. Crisman: In Love With the
Big City
He
came from the small town of South Montrose, Pa., but he
was enchanted by the inexhaustible mysteries and wonders
of New York. Daniel Crisman soaked in everything about
the city.
Mr. Crisman, 25, felt he was on a roll. He had labored
as a carpenter in New Jersey, but yearned for something
more certain and less seasonal. He found a job as a temp
at Marsh & McLennan. On Sept. 1, after a year of
tentative status, he was made a permanent employee as a
training coordinator.
When he learned the good news, he was ecstatic,
flashing one of his trademark smiles. "He really felt
like he had made it," said his girlfriend, Danielle
Zazula. "He felt he had achieved a level of success in
his life."
Art was another side of him. He met Ms. Zazula at a
poetry workshop where both of them read some of their
work. They shared so many interests, including admiration
for Charles Bukowski. For two years, they lived together
in Chelsea.
More recently, Mr. Crisman had set aside poetry and
embraced photography, taking pictures of flowers and
leaves. He also created collages, mixing his photographs
with images he cut out of magazines and wrappers and
bottle caps he found on the streets of the city that so
inspired him.
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