CELEBRATING THE NEW SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY

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Ninety years after Harry Sternberg’s etching Subway Construction, 1927, the three new stations of New York City’s Second Avenue Subway opened to the public on January 1, 2017.

 

Harry Sternberg, Subway Construction (NYC), 1927

Bravo to the MTA for meeting the deadline. Its most northern stop, the 96^th Street Station, is the turn-around point for the Q train.

 

Abe Blashko, Subway Combo (Union Square, NYC), 2006

The Abe Blashko drawing of the musicians at the Union Square Station always makes me wonder if that’s supposed to be me in the blue outfit. He knew waiting for a train with those guys would make me crazy.

 

Louis Lozowick, Subway Station (NYC), 1936

HarrySternberg, SecondAvenueSubway, Subway, MTA, QTrain, AbeBlashko, NYC, LouisLozowick, UnionSquare

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LAST DAY • FIRST DAY

LAST DAY • FIRST DAY

January 1, 2017

Today is the last day of Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College, 1933-1957, at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH. Works by JOSEF ALBERS, PETER GRIPPE, FANNIE HILLSMITH, FRANZ KLINE, and BEN SHAHN, are in the show.

From 70 years ago, this is Grippe’s Negative/Positive, 1947

Peter Grippe, Negative/Positive, 1947

And of course it’s also the first day of 2017.

Here’s Stanley William Hayter’s combination Holiday Card and Birth Announcement, Augy’s Footprint, 1940.

Stanley William Hayter, Augy's Footprint, 1940

Best wishes for the New Year to all.

NewYear, LeapBeforeYouLook, BlackMountain, Wexner, JOSEFALBERS, PETERGRIPPE, FANNIEHILLSMITH, FRANZKLINE, BENSHAHN, STANLEYWILLIAMHAYTER

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