Daily Archives: October 30, 2013

The Essence of NYC

While I was coming home from Times Square, I stumbled upon this in the subway. It was a tiny sculpture behind glass. There were many of its kind but for some reason, this one stood out to me. The sculpture features Lady Liberty singing into a gold microphone next to someone playing a saxophone. She even has musical notes as earrings on. This sculpture is placed here to show the history and common themes associated with NYC.  NYC is known as a major cultural capital that is the home to museums and galleries, theaters, and, of course, concert halls. There are many types of music that have originated in the Big Apple, jazz being one of them. Here, we see the saxophone, which is an icon of jazz. This sculpture was strategically played in the Times Square station. Times Square is a major tourist hub that almost always attracts newcomers to the city. People walking through the train station could also stumble upon this and see the symbolism behind this artwork—that NYC is one of the greatest cities in the world in terms of creating and preserving culture.

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