Edward Meshekoff

Edward Meshekoff (1917 in Bronx, New York City – 2010) was an American artist, illustrator and designer.[1]

A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, Meshekoff worked and lived in both Los Angeles and New York City.[2][1]

In 1957 Meshekoff designed a pair of mosaic map murals of New York City's five boroughs installed on the walls of what was then a newly-built Information Center located on a traffic island in the center of Times Square (in more recent years, the building has served as a NYPD police substation.)[3][4][1] As of 2016, Meshekoff's mosaic maps are scheduled for restoration and move to an as-yet-undetermined new location.[5][1]

His commissions included the design of a children’s playroom aboard the SS United States,[1][6] illustrations for a 1952 children’s book, The Little Car That Wanted a Garage,[1] wall murals,[2] and decorative design elements such an a sculpted overdoor sailing ship.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dunlap, David (9 March 2016). "Beloved Anachronisms, Times Square Mosaics of the City May Be Preserved". New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Murals, Panel Beautify Now Ohrbach Store". Los Angeles Times. 12 December 1948. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Completion is Near for City's Information Center in Times Square". New York Times. 14 November 1957. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Yakas, Ben (11 December 2010). "Times Square NYC Map Mosaic Mislabeled". Gothamist. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Southall, Ashley (17 February 2016). "Makeover Set for Police Building at Heart of a Sleeker Times Square". New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Successful Symposium and Annual Meeting in NYC". SS United States Conservancy. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Willmann, John (1 July 1978). "A Sailing Ship Over the Door Sets This House Apart". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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