Arcade - Public Art Fund

Richard Haas: Arcade

About the Exhibition

Richard Haas (b.1936, Spring Green, WI) has created an illusionary architectural mural on the walls of South Street that mirrors and frames the surrounding structures. The design for the 90’ x 45’ façade is an imaginative treatment of the historic Federal structures that fill the surrounding area, with images of the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges in the distance. The Haas wall painting was chosen from an invitational competition sponsored by City Walls, Inc, a public service organization in the 1970s dedicated to integrating the artist and his or her work into the urban environment.

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Co-sponsored by City Walls, Inc., and Con Edison, the Haas wall painting has been coordinated by City Walls, Inc. and has been approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. City Walls, Inc. projects are now being administered by the Public Art Fund, Inc., a not-for-profit public service organization working with artists, architects, urban planners and communities to explore and develop programs which bring art directly into the public environment. The Public Arts Council of the Municipal Art Society is the advisory body for the Public Art Fund, Inc.