Subway Style: 100 Years of Architecture & Design in the New York City Subway

New York Transit Museum, Anthony Robins, Andrew Garn

ISBN 10: 158479349X / ISBN 13: 9781584793496

Published by Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Subway Style: 100 Years of Architecture & Design in the New York City Subway
• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158479349X
• ISBN 13: 9781584793496
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

More than 250 extraordinary photographs--including both newly commissioned color photographs and period images from the New York Transit Museum archives--chronicle one hundred years of architectural and design history from the New York City subway system, including everything from the interiors of the trains and architectural details of the stations to the development of the token and mosaic signage. 25,000 first printing.

About the Author

The NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM is one of only a handful of museums in the world dedicated to urban public transportation. The Museum's collections of objects, documents, photographs, films, and historic rolling stock illustrate the story of mass transit's critical role in the region's economic and residential development since the beginning of the 20th century. The Transit Museum's main facility is located in a decommissioned 1936 subway station in Brooklyn Heights, an ideal setting for the Museum's 20 vintage subway and elevated cars, and wide-ranging educational programs for children and adults. A gallery annex in Grand Central Terminal presents changing exhibits relevant to the millions of commuters who use mass transit every day.

Photographer Andrew Garn has exhibited his work in galleries around New York City and across the country. His photographs are also held in numerous museum and private collections.