penguin metro mural August 26th, 2009
This mural was always one of my favorite things about the Silver Spring metro station. You couldn’t look at it on your way to work without seeing the irony of the situation, people/penguins rushing around in their suits, somewhere to be. Sadly, it’s been down for over a year now, waiting somewhere in WMATA storage until the new transit center is complete in 2010 . The wood panels were originally painted by artist Sally Callmer and were only supposed to stay up for a year, but thankfully the piece was purchased for permanency by WMATA. Definitely looking forward to seeing it back up next year… assuming the construction stays on target.
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tags: animals, artwork, mural, silver spring
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August 26th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
via FB: Dr.Tom Capo:Nice to find something positive about Metro, especially on the red line.