Artwork: Subway Riders (Ralph Fasanella)
From nycsubway.org
Location: 5th Avenue-53rd Street ยท Installed: 1950
In 1996, Fasanella's 1950 painting "Subway Riders" was installed in the subway station at Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street, one of the few oil paintings in the world permanently on view in a public transportation center. Source: Dante Alighieri Society. It is located outside the fare control in the mezzanine at the 5th Avenue/53rd Street entrance.
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![]() Image 40086 (63k, 909x682) Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld Location: 5th Avenue/53rd Street |

