The image of a firefighter overcome with exhaustion and despair by the horrors of 9/11 now towers over Midtown in an eight-story mural on East 49th Street near Third Avenue.
The work, by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra, is based on a photograph by Post lensman Matthew McDermott of Mike Bellantoni on one knee, head bowed, leaning on his ax.
Admirers Sunday stopped to snap photos of the work — including two EMTs who hopped from an ambulance to take a shot.
“It moves them more than the general public because they wear the uniform,” said McDermott.
Tuesday is the 17th anniversary of the city’s darkest day.
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