User:Slowking4/List of carousels on the National Register of Historic Places
Alewife
At Alewife (MBTA station) there are several public works of art: "Untitled", by Richard Fleischner, constructed in 185, is a 3-acre (12,000 m2) large environmental work containing an artificial pond and large granite blocks;[1]
"Untitled", , by David Davison, dedicated in 1984, is 200 feet (61 m) of abstractly painted, light blue tiles arranged in various ways;
"Alewife Cows", by Joel Janowitz dedicated in 1985, is a mural of a false exit to the bus terminal with cows grazing in a pasture outside;[1]
"Untitled (Kiss and Ride)", by William Keyser, Jr., dedicated in 1984, constructed of Maple, and stainless steel, is Two sculptural benches;[1]
"The End of the Red Line", by Alejandro and Moira Sina, dedicated 1984, constructed in Neon, is 1000 neon tubes suspended from the ceiling of the station directly over one of the tracks;[1]
"Untitled", by Nancy Webb, dedicated in 1984, of Bronze tiles, 100 6" square tiles scattered throughout the station lobby with low relief images of plants and animals found in the Alewife Brook Reservation.[1]
Davis
At Davis (MBTA station) there are several pieces of public art: Ten Figures, by James Tyler, constructed of Masonry, are Life-size people created out of cement, placed in areas around Davis Square;[2]
"Children's Tile Mural", by Jack Gregory and Joan Wye, constructed of Tile, where many tiles created by children placed on the brick wall of the station mezzanine;[2] "Poetry", by Richard C. Shaner, Elizabeth Bishop, Sam Walter Foss, Erica Funkhouser, E.J. Graff, Denise Levertov, James More, Peter Payack, Anna M. Warrock, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman, where the Lines of poems are embedded into bricks on the station platform walls;[2]
"Sculpture With a D", by Sam Gilliam, constructed in Painted Aluminum, is a large scale, brightly colored, abstract work.[2]
Porter
At Porter (MBTA station) there are several works of public art: "Gift of the Wind", by Susumu Shingu, constructed in 1983 of Steel, and Aluminum, is a 46-foot (14 m) tall kinetic sculpture with three large red "wings" that move in response to the wind;[3]
"Ondas", by Carlos Dorrien, constructed in 1983, of granite, is a 24-foot (7.3 m) tall piece of undulating granite affixed to the station wall both inside the station and outside;[3]
"Glove Cycle", by Mags Harries, constructed in 1984, of Bronze, is a large number of bronze gloves of varying types and sizes scattered inside the station, including alongside the escalator;[3]"Untitled", by William Reimann in 1983 of Granite, is six granite bollards with various ethnic designs carved into them;[3]
"Porter Square Megaliths", by David Phillips, dedicated in 1984, constructed of Field stone, bronze, pavers, is four boulders with large "slices" removed and replaced with bronze casts of the missing pieces;[3]
"The Lights at the End of the Tunnel"†, by William Wainwright in 1984, of Aluminum and mylar, is a large scale reflective mobile located in the station's mezzanine. (Removed in 1993 due to lead weight that fell off.[4][5][6]
Harvard
At the Harvard (MBTA station) there are several works of public art:
"Gateway to Knowledge", by Anne Norton in 1983, of Brick, is a 20-foot-6-inch (6.25 m) high brick structure divided vertically down the center by a gap but still attached at the top. One half is slightly forward of the other;[7]
"New England Decorative Art," by Joyce Kozloff dedicated in 1985, of Ceramic Tile, is an 83-foot (25 m) long mosaic split up into 8 sections, each resembling a quilt.;[7]
"Omphalos", by Dimitri Hadzi, constructed in 1985, of Granite, is a grouping of pillars holding up various shapes that intersect at odd angles. Many different types and polishes of granite are used.;[7]
"Blue Sky on the Red Line," by György Kepes, constructed in 1985, of Stained Glass, is a large stained glass wall composed of mostly blue glass with the exception of a red band that runs the length of the work.
‡(No longer lit.)[7]† Artwork removed from station
- ^ a b c d e Arts on the Line:Alewife Station. Cambridge Arts Council. 2002. Accessed May 30, 2010
- ^ a b c d Red Line Northwest Extension Pamphlet pages 10-11. The Davis Square Tiles Project. Accessed May 30, 2010
- ^ a b c d e Arts on the Line:Porter Square MBTA Station. Cambridge Arts Council. 2002. Accessed May 30, 2010
- ^ Christine Temin, "Answering the SOS for Public Art", The Boston Globe, August 31, 1997
- ^ Red Line Northwest Extension Pamphlet page 9. The Davis Square Tiles Project. Accessed May 30, 2010
- ^ [1] Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Inventories Catalog
- ^ a b c d Arts on the Line:Harvard Square MBTA Station. Cambridge Arts Council. 2002. Accessed May 30, 2010