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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Curator Talk: Shining a light on The Subway Sun
Thursday, March 6th, 2025
6:00 PM ET
Virtual Program
Free
The New York Transit Museum’s exhibit, Shining a light on The Subway Sun: The art of Fred G. Cooper and Amelia Opdyke Jones, features rarely seen original artwork by Fred G. Cooper and Amelia Opdyke Jones, aka “Oppy.” Produced for the long-running poster campaign, The Subway Sun (1918-mid-60s), the illustrations created by these two legendary artists instructed riders how to behave in the transit system.
Join museum Curator Jodi Shapiro for a virtual tour through the exhibit with a special focus on Oppy and her achievements.
Free
All attendees are welcome. You will have the option to turn on automatic captions for this virtual program. Staff will share instructions for how to do so at the start of the event. Please email [email protected] with any questions.
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