Subway tiles are reminiscent of early 1900s New York, ... Bold colors are more in line with how these tiles appeared in Art Deco design. Light Green Tiles.

20 NYC subway stations with show-stopping tile art. Celebrating the craftsmanship behind New York’s subway stations. By Amy Plitt @plitter May 16, 2017, 3:03pm EDT View as Map.

Tenders SC-1 and SC-2, won by the Foundation Company of Canada, called for the glossy tile, popular in art deco buildings, over glazed terra-cotta and a type of tin-glazed tile, after the ...

When the Heins & LeFarge and Grueby Faience Company tiles were chosen to decorate the subway, the experimental works of art were left in place, hidden behind a wall.

The late multi-hyphenate artist Vito Acconci designed the art within the Yankee Stadium subway stop, and the name, “Wall-Slide,” is a pretty accurate descriptor of how the piece looks.