(Photograph copyright Andrew Garn)
The New York Transit Museum would like to introduce you to the man behind much of the subway art. Squire Vickers, former head subway architect, shaped the look underground from 1906 to 1942. An exhibit of Vickers' work opened today at the museum's gallery annex in Grand Central Terminal. Here is a sample of his work, known for its simple, often geometric design:
Borough Hall Mosaic
Station opened 1919
Photograph
Photograph copyright Andrew Garn
Borough Hall Station
Circa 1919
Drawing
New York Transit Museum
Mosaic Column Markers at Bushwick-Aberdeen Station
Station opened 1928
Photograph
Photograph copyright Andrew Garn
Ceramic Detail from 9th Avenue-New Utretch Station
Station opened 1916
Photograph
Photograph copyright Andrew Garn
Illuminated Entrance Sign with Seahorses from the Greybar Building, Former Subway Entrance at 43rd Street and Lexington Avenue
Circa 1927
Bronze and glass
New York Transit Museum
34th Street-8th Avenue Station Grille
1932
Cast-iron
New York Transit Museum
Color Details of Wall Decorations, Route 110, Section No. 4&5
February 21, 1934
Watercolor rendering
New York Transit Museum
Greenwich Street Substation
1932
Photograph
Photograph copyright Andrew Garn
Proposed Transportation Building, 370 Jay Street, Brooklyn
Drawn by Thomas Fellner
Circa 1935
Watercolor rendering
Courtesy of Mr. Thomas Fackelman, Principle Architect, NYCT, Capital Program Management
Tree in Landscape
1919
Oil on canvas
Courtesy of Shepherd Gallery, NYC/ Estate of Ruth Vickers
