The Aporia · Woman beaten to death in Central Park ID’d as beloved homeless artist famed for painting birds

Matt Troutman

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🔮 They would buy her artwork in the park,” DeCandido, who goes by “Birding Bob,” told The Post on Monday.

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A beloved homeless artist famed for painting the birds of Central Park was the woman found viciously murdered in a gazebo near the park’s boathouse, The Post has learned. asserted

Post → fame → boathouse

Lee Rogers, 63, who buoyantly peddled intricate wildlife watercolors during her years of sleeping rough in the wooded Manhattan haven, died after being bludgeoned by a stick-wielding madman Sunday, law-enforcement sources said. asserted

sources → peddle → madman

“She was like the Grandma Moses of Central Park,” said Robert DeCandido, a nature walk guide, referring to the 1950s American folk painter. asserted

DeCandido → say → painter

“When she did the bird feeders, the birders loved her. asserted

birders → do → her

They would buy her artwork in the park,” DeCandido, who goes by “Birding Bob,” told The Post on Monday. asserted

who → buy → Monday

The discovery of a body in the gazebo near 74th Street and East Drive quickly prompted rumors among Central Park birdwatchers – and homeless people who frequent the green space – that it was Rogers. asserted

it → prompt → space

The suspect – Jonathan Robles, 36 – turned himself in to authorities late Sunday, police said. asserted

police → turn → authorities

Sources said Rogers and Robles got into some type of argument that escalated into violence, although the details were unclear. uncertain

details → say → violence

Rogers referred to herself as Francis Lee Rogers on her website and Facebook. asserted

Rogers → refer → website

Sources said she was also known as Elise Bainbridge Hill – a name that sheds some light on her murky past. asserted

that → say → past

Elise Bainbridge Hill, or Rogers, was the subject of a 2007 documentary “Begging Naked” that detailed how she ran away to New York City as a teen. asserted

she → beg → teen

The youthful Rogers fell into prostitution and drug addiction, eventually working as a stripper while she honed her skills in art, according to the documentary. uncertain

she → fall → documentary

Rogers often cultivated an air of mystery as she became a fixture in the park, trodding out with a sketchbook and a twisted walking stick. When the New York Times profiled Rogers – and compared her to naturalist artist John James Audubon – in 2012, Rogers politely declined to give her age or details about her life. asserted

Rogers → cultivate → life

Birders and parkgoers knew Rogers through her paintings, which she sold as she camped out at churches near the park. asserted

she → know → park

“For many years I was homeless,” she wrote on her website. asserted

she → write → website

“I worked on my paintings at the Central Park boathouse.” asserted

I → work → boathouse

Robles was awaiting arraignment in Manhattan court on murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges Monday. asserted

Robles → await → charges

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