Subway Ornamentation in New York City

Title

Subject

Ceramic ornamentation in the New York City subway system under Heins and LaFarge and Squire Vickers.

Description

The New York City subway system had different styles of ceramic ornamentation under different supervising architects and at different periods of time. This article illustrates the different ceramic ornamentation in the subway system.

Creator

Michael W. Padwee (1942-

Source

"Tiles in New York" blog (http://tilesinnewyork.blogspot.com)

Publisher

"Tiles in New York" blog

Date

March 4, 2013

Rights

Files

Subway Ornamentation in New York City.pdf

Tags

AET, American Encaustic Tile Compant, Amity Baptist Church, Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, August Belmont, Battery Park Control House, Bertram Goodhue, BMT, Brooklyn Manhattan Transit, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, BRT, ceramic murals, D. L. & W. railroad, Dater House, Dater Residence, El Museo del Barrio, Elephant House, elevated subway, Eugene Atwood, Frederic Dana Marsh, Grueby Faience, Guastavino vaulting, Hartford Faience, Heckscher Foundation, Heins and LaFarge, Herbert Dole, Hildreth Meiere, IND, Independent subway line, Interborough Rapid Transit, IRT, Jay Van Everen, Manhattan Glass Tile Company, Marine Grill, McAlpin Hotel, Nebraska State Capitol Building, New York City subway, Prospect Park Tennis House, R. Guastavino Company, Rafael Guastavino, Rapid Transit Commission, Rathskeller, Rookwood faience, Rookwood Pottery, Scranton passenger terminal, Squire Vickers, subway ceramics, subway ornamentation, subway system, subway tiles, tile murals, William Barclay Parsons, William Grueby

Citation

Michael W. Padwee (1942-, “Subway Ornamentation in New York City,” Tile Research Articles, accessed April 27, 2024, https://tileresearcharticles.omeka.net/items/show/34.