- Stephen Wiltshire is an amazing male artist, who is diagnosed with the disease called Autistic. He is referred to as the Human Camera.
- Stephen Wiltshire was born in London, England 1974 to West Indian parents, Colvin and Geneva. That same year, his father died in a motorcycle accident
- At the age of five, Stephen was sent to Queensmill School in London where he expressed interest in drawing. The instructors at Queensmill School encouraged him to speak by temporarily taking away his art supplies so that he would be forced to ask for them. Stephen responded by making sounds and eventually uttered his first word—"paper." He learned to speak fully at the age of nine.
- Stephen Wiltshire can look at an object and then draw an accurate picture of it without looking at the subject. He mostly drew famous buildings in England.
- In 2011, Stephen Wiltshire took a 15 minute helicopter ride around New York City. Then, he drew New York City on a canvas that was 250 feet long in the next 5 days.
Saturday, January 24, 2015
The Human Camera - Anita
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