"An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders", Owen Smith (1998)

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An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders, Owen Smith (1998)
Location: 36th Street

In the mezzanine is a large three-panel mosaic entitled An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders, by artist Owen Smith, which were installed in 1998. The mural depicts the design, construction, and riders of the subway. Two other mosaics above the stairways depict amusement rides at Coney Island framed by the stairway of a Brooklyn brownstone house, and the New York city skyline with Rockettes and a paper tape stock ticker.

(image 1119) (130k, 820x620) Country: United States City: New York System: New York City Transit Line: BMT 4th Avenue Location: 36th Street Photo by: Joe Testagrose Date: 9/22/2002 Artwork: An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders, Owen Smith (1998). Notes: Designers panel. Viewed (this week/total): 9 / 4790	(image 12966) (100k, 820x620) Country: United States City: New York System: New York City Transit Line: BMT 4th Avenue Location: 36th Street Photo by: Joe Testagrose Date: 9/22/2002 Artwork: An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders, Owen Smith (1998). Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 3814	(image 1118) (48k, 630x424) Country: United States City: New York System: New York City Transit Line: BMT 4th Avenue Location: 36th Street Photo by: Stephen Ives Date: 11/6/1999 Artwork: An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders, Owen Smith (1998). Notes: Coney Island mosaic Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 3419	(image 1120) (327k, 1044x699) Country: United States City: New York System: New York City Transit Line: BMT 4th Avenue Location: 36th Street Photo by: David Pirmann Date: 7/18/1998 Artwork: An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders, Owen Smith (1998). Notes: Builders panel. Viewed (this week/total): 7 / 3893
(image 1121) (293k, 1044x703) Country: United States City: New York System: New York City Transit Line: BMT 4th Avenue Location: 36th Street Photo by: David Pirmann Date: 7/18/1998 Artwork: An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders, Owen Smith (1998). Notes: Riders panel. Viewed (this week/total): 6 / 3718