LaborArts


Photograph

Item no. 30146
circa 1980s
New York
Occupation: Building and construction trades
Collection: Private

Broken face of the clock at Grand Central Terminal before restoration, Flickinger Glass Works

Restoration work is an important component of contemporary artisan production. Duct tape held together the bent glass clock face from Grand Central Terminal before its repair in the 1980s.

See this photo in the exhibit Landscape of Lost Arts.

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