Art captions taken from the "Buffalo Art in Transit" brochure published by NFTA in 1979
Exterior
Reinforced concrete and glass
Sculpture illustrated below is located on the grass to the right (east) of building
View looking west.
Painted steel sculpture by George Smith, Houston/Buffalo.
George Smith's stated inspiration for this soaring metal sculpture is
the Dogon society of Africa and their deity, Lebe, a serpent god.
twisting across the earthen mound at the center of a bus loop, the
primary form changes shape as the viewer pases by it.
View looking west.
Painted steel sculpture by George Smith, Houston/Buffalo.
View looking east.
Painted steel sculpture by George Smith, Houston/Buffalo.
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Interior
Bronze, copper and aluminum sculptures by Craig Langager, New York City.
Sets of four 20th Century metal figures appear on pillars at opposite
sides of the tracks. They are symbolically titled "The Listener" (with
birds), "The Portrait Maker (reflects viewer), "The Stagehand" (weights
and masks), and "The Choreographer-Seneca man" (animal persona.)
"The Listener" (with birds).
Bronze, copper and aluminum sculptures by Craig Langager, New York City.
"The Stagehand" (weights and masks).
Bronze, copper and aluminum sculptures by Craig Langager, New York City.
"The Portrait Maker (reflects viewer)
Ceramic wall by Margie Hughto, Syracuse, NY.
Natural color, produced by minerals and pigments in the clay, reflect a
translucent texture made from glazes of crushed glass, slips and brush
spattered paint. Seasonal passages through space gradually shift like
foliage over time.
Ceramic wall by Margie Hughto, Syracuse, NY.
Detail - Ceramic wall by Margie Hughto, Syracuse, NY.
Detail - Ceramic wall by Margie Hughto, Syracuse, NY.
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