Where-To-Go Wednesday - The Underground Art of the New York City Subway Station

What: The Underground Art of the New York City Subway Station

Where: Various locations throughout New York City

Who: All ages

There are over 400 subway stations in New York City. In 1985, the MTA began commissioning art in subway stations. To date, numerous stations have been beautified with the addition of a wide array of works of art in different styles. There are paintings, mosaics, sculptures, and more. There are works of art depicting poetry, people, animals, and more as well as numerous examples of abstract art. 

Some specific artworks that can be found in the New York City Subway System include:

Fred Dana Marsh's Marine Grill Murals can be found at Broadway/Nassau Street at the Fulton Street Station.

Chuck Close's Mosaic Portraits can be found at the 86th Street Station 

Ming Fay's Delancy Orchard can be found at the Jay St./Metrotech Station at Borough Hall.

William Wegman's Stationary Figures depicting his two Weimaraners in mosaic can be found at the 23rd St. Station.

Lee Brozgol's Greenwich Village Murals can be found at the Christopher Street/Sheridan Square Station. Nine elementary school students from the Greenwich Village School participated in the creation of these murals which depict various Greenwich Village-related sites, locations, and historic figures.

These are just a small sampling of the works of art that can be found underground in the New York City Subway System. For more about New York City Subway Art, visit www.nycsubway.org/perl/artwork We hope to bring you more in future posts as well. 

And that's our view. Tune in tomorrow for Theater Thursday.

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