Artwork: "Q is For Queens" (Yumi Heo)

Artwork: "Q is For Queens" (Yumi Heo)

Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street, 40th Street/Lowery Street, 46th Street/Bliss Street (IRT Flushing Line)
Installation Year: 1999
Notes:

Q is for Queens consists of a number of faceted stained glass mosaic panels, one for each letter of the alphabet plus a few others. The mosaics depict various neighborhood scenes. Artist Yumi Heo was born and raised in Korea, where she studied graphic design. She is mostly known as a children's book illustrator. Thanks to Peggy Darlington at stationreporter.net for doing the legwork on identifying the scene for each letter.

33rd Street/Rawson Street A Aqueduct Race Track
33rd Street/Rawson Street B Queens Botanical Garden
33rd Street/Rawson Street C Colombia
33rd Street/Rawson Street D Dragon Boat Festival
33rd Street/Rawson Street E Ecuador
33rd Street/Rawson Street F World's Fairs
33rd Street/Rawson Street G Ganesh Temple
33rd Street/Rawson Street H unknown
33rd Street/Rawson Street no letter Redbird subway trains
33rd Street/Rawson Street no letter Queens street scene
40th Street/Lowery Street I Isamu Noguchi Museum
40th Street/Lowery Street J Jamaica
40th Street/Lowery Street K Korean Harvest Festival
40th Street/Lowery Street L Queens Public Library
40th Street/Lowery Street M American Museum of the Moving Image
40th Street/Lowery Street N Lunar New Year parade
46th Street/Bliss Street O Vander Ende–Onderdonk House in Ridgewood
46th Street/Bliss Street P P.S. #1
46th Street/Bliss Street Q Queen Catherine of Braganza (possibly but need further info)
46th Street/Bliss Street R Rockaway Beach
46th Street/Bliss Street S Shea Stadium
46th Street/Bliss Street T Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside
46th Street/Bliss Street U U.S. Open Tennis Tournament
46th Street/Bliss Street V unknown but possibly Victorian style houses
46th Street/Bliss Street W Weeping Beech Tree in Flushing (no longer in existence)
46th Street/Bliss Street X unknown but possibly Xiangqi (Chinese chess)
46th Street/Bliss Street Y unknown
46th Street/Bliss Street Z Queens Zoo
46th Street/Bliss Street no letter Queensborugh Bridge
46th Street/Bliss Street no letter Queens Children


(image 11083) (86k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "A"/Aqueduct Racetrack panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 4684


(image 11084) (87k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "B"/Queens Botanical Garden panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 4195


(image 11085) (74k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "C" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 4831


(image 11086) (90k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "D"/Dragon boats panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 4418


(image 11087) (89k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "E" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 4410


(image 11088) (89k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "F"/World's Fair panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 4440


(image 11089) (83k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "G"/Ganesh Temple panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 4176


(image 11090) (83k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "H" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 4035


(image 11091) (85k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "I" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 4011


(image 11092) (87k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "J" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 3736


(image 11734) (89k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 40th Street/Lowery Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "K" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 4215


(image 11737) (87k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 40th Street/Lowery Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "L"/Queens Libraries panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 4279


(image 11739) (68k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 40th Street/Lowery Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "M" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 4219


(image 11740) (79k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 40th Street/Lowery Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "N"/Chinese New Year panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 4211


(image 11742) (72k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 40th Street/Lowery Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "O" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 4208


(image 11747) (84k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 40th Street/Lowery Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "P" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 4134


(image 11475) (71k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "Q" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 4634


(image 11477) (82k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "R" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 4346


(image 11478) (68k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "S"/Shea Stadium panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 3953


(image 504) (96k, 442x620)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Paul Polischuk
Date: 05/17/2000
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "S"/Shea Stadium panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 4004


(image 505) (106k, 465x620)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Paul Polischuk
Date: 05/17/2000
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "S"/Shea Stadium panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 3629


(image 506) (101k, 446x620)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Paul Polischuk
Date: 05/17/2000
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "S"/Shea Stadium panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 3827


(image 11482) (80k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "T" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 3782


(image 11484) (77k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "U"/U.S. Open Tennis panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 3663


(image 11485) (71k, 725x533)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "V" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 3838


(image 11486) (92k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "W" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 3873


(image 11487) (78k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "X" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 3695


(image 11489) (85k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "Y" panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 3689


(image 11495) (74k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: "Z"/Queens Zoo panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 3778


(image 11082) (68k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: Queens "redbirds" subway train panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 3921


(image 24865) (398k, 1220x920)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: Richard Panse
Date: 02/17/2003
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: Queens "redbirds" subway train panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 5959


(image 11473) (79k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: Queens children panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 3519


(image 26485) (155k, 1044x701)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Photo by: David Pirmann
Date: 08/23/2003
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: Queens street scene panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 3642


(image 11471) (79k, 750x562)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Flushing Line
Location: 46th Street/Bliss Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 03/15/2005
Artwork: Q is For Queens, Yumi Heo, 1999
Notes: Queensborough Bridge panel.
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 3578

 



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