2016 Cta Public Art Booklet
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welcome Dear Friends: Dear Riders: The City of Chicago is known around the world The price of a single ride on CTA’s ‘L’ system can get for the vibrancy of its arts. As Mayor, I’ve made you to a lot of places throughout Chicago: a game it a personal goal to bring this creative spirit and at Wrigley Field, U.S. Cellular Field or Soldier Field. community energy further into neighborhoods Delicious meals at restaurants serving cuisine from across the city and enable more residents to enjoy around the world. World-renown cultural institutions. the best of what Chicago has to offer right in their Some of the most dazzling, award-winning theater and own backyard while also supporting local artists. side-splitting comedy found anywhere. In neighborhoods across the city, we are But did you know that your train fare also automatically surrounded by world-class art in varying forms, gives you an all-access pass to dozens of stunning, ranging from architecture to the elegant design of a one-of-a-kind public works of art created by nationally bike rack. Throughout Chicago, beautiful, thought- and internationally acclaimed artists – many of whom provoking works of art can be found – sometimes in are from Chicago? the most unlikely of places. Every year, millions of people from near and far travel The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is home to through our rail stations, each of which serves as a an impressive collection of public art, which over gateway to the surrounding neighborhood. The addition the last few years has nearly doubled in size and of public artwork at our rail stations not only enhances includes works of art created by nationally and the travel experience for our riders, it also provides a internationally acclaimed artists, a number of whom glimpse into the window of each of these communities. are from Chicago. Currently there are 60 works of art at more than 50 Having artwork at CTA rail stations not only helps rail stations, all of which can be accessed every day showcase our city’s great and diverse artistic talents of the year and at almost any hour of the day. And that to the very communities that inspired the works, number is growing. it also provides a more personal understanding of Chicago’s culturally rich neighborhoods to the The next time you pass through the turnstile at a hundreds of millions who travel the system annually. station, take a moment to look around. You’ll not only see beautiful pieces of art, but a reflection of the I invite you take a ride on a CTA train to see and surrounding community’s story. experience stories of Chicago’s past, present and future, which are chronicled through art on display Terry Peterson across the rail system. Chairman, Chicago Transit Board Mayor Rahm Emanuel, City of Chicago Dorval R. Carter, Jr. President, Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Transit Authority cta public art welcome Dear Friends: Dear Riders: The City of Chicago is known around the world The price of a single ride on CTA’s ‘L’ system can get for the vibrancy of its arts. As Mayor, I’ve made you to a lot of places throughout Chicago: a game it a personal goal to bring this creative spirit and at Wrigley Field, U.S. Cellular Field or Soldier Field. community energy further into neighborhoods Delicious meals at restaurants serving cuisine from across the city and enable more residents to enjoy around the world. World-renown cultural institutions. the best of what Chicago has to offer right in their Some of the most dazzling, award-winning theater and own backyard while also supporting local artists. side-splitting comedy found anywhere. In neighborhoods across the city, we are But did you know that your train fare also automatically surrounded by world-class art in varying forms, gives you an all-access pass to dozens of stunning, ranging from architecture to the elegant design of a one-of-a-kind public works of art created by nationally bike rack. Throughout Chicago, beautiful, thought- and internationally acclaimed artists – many of whom provoking works of art can be found – sometimes in are from Chicago? the most unlikely of places. Every year, millions of people from near and far travel The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is home to through our rail stations, each of which serves as a an impressive collection of public art, which over gateway to the surrounding neighborhood. The addition the last few years has nearly doubled in size and of public artwork at our rail stations not only enhances includes works of art created by nationally and the travel experience for our riders, it also provides a internationally acclaimed artists, a number of whom glimpse into the window of each of these communities. are from Chicago. Currently there are 60 works of art at more than 50 Having artwork at CTA rail stations not only helps rail stations, all of which can be accessed every day showcase our city’s great and diverse artistic talents of the year and at almost any hour of the day. And that to the very communities that inspired the works, number is growing. it also provides a more personal understanding of Chicago’s culturally rich neighborhoods to the The next time you pass through the turnstile at a hundreds of millions who travel the system annually. station, take a moment to look around. You’ll not only see beautiful pieces of art, but a reflection of the I invite you take a ride on a CTA train to see and surrounding community’s story. experience stories of Chicago’s past, present and future, which are chronicled through art on display Terry Peterson across the rail system. Chairman, Chicago Transit Board Mayor Rahm Emanuel, City of Chicago Dorval R. Carter, Jr. President, Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Transit Authority cta public art Rail System Map public art Linden Station with artwork Central Noyes 00 Foster N page number Davis Dempster Skokie Main South Boulevard Oakton-Skokie Howard 30-32 33 Jarvis 34 Morse Loyola 35 Granville 36 Thorndale Harlem Cumberland Rosemont O’Hare 70 71 Bryn Mawr 37 Berwyn 38 Argyle Lake Michigan Jefferson Park Kimball 6 Kedzie Francisco Rockwell Western Damen 40 Lawrence 7 8 9 10 11 Wilson Montrose Montrose 12 Irving Park 14 Irving Park Sheridan Addison 15 Paulina 41 Addison Southport Addison 16 18 Belmont 19-21 Belmont Wellington Station 22 Diversey Rush Period Logan Square 23-25 Fullerton Direction Around Loop California 72 Armitage 26 Western Sedgwick Damen 27 Park & Ride Clark/Division North/ Division Clybourn Accessible Station Chicago Chicago 28 Chicago Merch Airport Mart 29 Grand Austin Cicero Central Harlem/Lake Ridgeland Laramie Oak Park Pulaski Grand Conservatory- Central Park Drive Kedzie California 79 78 Transfer Point Ashland MorganClinton See Loop Detail Use card or pass to transfer between lllinois Medical District elevated & subway via street Polk 42 Roosevelt Racine Homan Harlem Clinton Kedzie- Pulaski Western Austin Cicero Oak Park 69 18th UIC-Halsted Forest Park 76 Cermak-McCormick Place 58 60 62 63 64 65 66 68 43 Cermak-Chinatown Halsted Damen Kedzie Cicero Pulaski Kostner Western Loop California Central Park Ashland 54th/Cermak 44 35th/Archer Sox-35th 35th-Bronzeville-IIT Indiana Merchandise 29 43rd Mart Clark/ State/ 47th Lake Lake WABASH AVE 47th 46 WABASH AVE Pulaski 75 51st LAKE ST Kedzie Western Garfield 48 Garfield Randolph/ Midway Wabash Lake Washington/ Metra Wells Washington Millennium Station 50 63rd Metra Ogilvie Transportation Center Halsted 69th 52 King Drive Monroe State Street Subway Ashland/63rd Cottage Grove Dearborn Street Subway Adams/ Quincy Jackson Wabash Amtrak/Metra 74 Union Station LaSalle/ 79th 54 Metra Van Buren Van Buren Street Station VAN BUREN ST VAN BUREN ST Metra LaSalle Street Station 87th 56 Harold LaSalle Washington Library WELLS ST Harrison 95th/Dan Ryan For Travel Information Call: Online: 1-312-836-7000 transitchicago.com/art For Customer Assistance Call: transitchicago.com/tracker 1-888-YOUR-CTA ctagifts.com Hearing Impaired: 1-888-CTA-TTY1 continued expansion of the CTA Public Art Collection and the production of this guide. PublicArtofthisguide. Collectionandtheproduction continued expansionoftheCTA theeffortsofpeopleandorganizationsthathavehelpedfoster recognizes The CTA acknowledgments Marwen Gallery 37 Transportation Chicago Department of Program ArtCity ofChicagoPublic Chicago Public ArtChicago Public Group Catherine Hosinski,CTA CTA Elizabeth Kelley, Carole Morey, CTA Carole Morey, Mayor Rahm Emanuel Mayor Additional information on CTA’s public artwork is also available online at: transitchicago.com/art onlineat: artworkisalso available public onCTA’s information Additional This publication is produced by the Communications department, Chicago Transit Authority. Authority. Transit Chicago department, theCommunications by isproduced This publication City ofChicago All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written orusedinanymanner whatsoeverwithouttheexpress Thisbookor anyportionmaynotbereproduced All rightsreserved. thereof for inclusion in magazine, newspaper, online or broadcast mediaandcertain usespermitted onlineorbroadcast othernoncommercial bycopyrightlaw. for inclusioninmagazine, newspaper, permission writtenspecifically ofthepublisherexceptforuse ofbriefquotationsusedinconnection withreviews Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Transit First Edition, 20102ndEdition, 2016 Jenelle Wittmann,CTA CTA Helmut Stockdreher, Michael Greer Eynde Van Tom Eric Craig Coppoletta,CTA Tony Buhmann,CTA Marc Photo Credits: Dorval