More New York Subway Art

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Gayle Alstrom

An Al Held painting in mosaic at the 53rd St. and Lexington Ave. Subway Station

(below) Mosaic that I found at the 86th St. and Lexington Subway station. I couldn’t find a plaque so I don’t know who they are by. It is based on the wheel of fortune motif.

Below: Mosaic’s from the #1 subway line at Houston Street in Greenwich Village. These mosaics are from a series of 5 called “Platform Diving” (1994) by New York artist Deborah Brown. They seem to equate being underground in the subway with being underwater.

Platform Diving–Notice how this is the #1 subway car and these mosaics are in the #1 subway station.

Platform Diving

You might be interested in reading my post called “New York Subway Art,” which was the precursor to this post.

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About Gayle Alstrom

I'm equally left- and right-brained. I'm also interested in literature, politics, history, nature. I like hiking, working out, art (as an observer and a producer), and, of course, photography. I have a B.A. in Humanities. I'm 70 years old.

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