Rockaway Beach

Ocean Promenade, Atlantic Ocean, Bch 110

Queens, 11694

Rockaway Mosaic

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Sculptor: Ann Evans; Mary Nell Hawke
Description: Three-wall mosaic with plaque on west wall
Materials: 145,000 Italian glass and ceramic tiles set into concrete
Dimensions: First wall 3'4" x 3'; Second wall 1'8" x 3'; third wall 1'8" x 2'2"
Cast: ca. 1981
Dedicated: October 22, 1981
Fabricator: Cityarts Workshop Mosaic Designs
Donor: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Inscription: Plaque on the west wall:

MOSAIC DESIGNS BY ANN EVANS 1981 / PRODUCED BY CITYARTS WORKSHOP INC. / WITH A GRANT FROM THE NEW YORK CITY / DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMUNITY / ARTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND THE / OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC / DEVELOPMENT, O.E.D. FUNDED BY / THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY / DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. / MOSAICS PRESENTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS/ AND RECREATION AND THE CHAMBER OF / COMMERCE OF THE ROCKAWAYS.

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