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Entries in Arts for Transit (1)

Thursday
Sep042008

Public Art at Mount Vernon's Metro-North Stations

Artist: Marjorie Blackwell, Faceted glass in platform windscreen

Did you know that there is a grove of trees, a lake, and sky, in shades of green, blue, and yellow at the Mount Vernon East train station?  MTA's public art projects just might make you think so. 

There are three Metro-North stations in Mount Vernon.  In the hustle and bustle of daily commuting, one may not notice that there are public art installations at the Mount Vernon East, Mount Vernon West, and Fleetwood train stations. The Metropolitan Transit Authority's Arts for Transit program, administers the commissions work of artists throughout its vast network of subway and commuter rail stations.  

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