"It should not be imagined, for a moment, that Stephen's perceptions or art are
confined to buildings. His first drawings, as a child, were of animals, and
these would make a delightful subject. When I saw Stephen in 1989, I gave him a
rosebud on a branch, and he did quite a lovely drawing of this. And right from
the start, since his 'wickedly clever' caricatures when he was seven, Stephen
was enjoyed portraying people, either 'straight' or commonly in amiable
cartoons.
(Dr Oliver Sacks, Stephen Wiltshire: Floating Cities, 1991)
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