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Union Square Timeline | Public Sculptures by Gregg LeFevre
Union Square Timeline | Public Sculptures by Gregg LeFevre
Union Square Timeline | Public Sculptures by Gregg LeFevre
Union Square Timeline | Public Sculptures by Gregg LeFevre
Union Square Timeline | Public Sculptures by Gregg LeFevre

Created and Sold by Gregg LeFevre

Gregg LeFevre

Union Square Timeline - Public Sculptures

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Collaborating with the City of New York Parks Department landscape architects, we created a timeline illustrating the rich history of Union Square.

The timeline consists of twenty bronze panels inset into a block-long ellipse of bluestone pavers with inscribed dates.

The imagery for many of the panels was appropriated from earlier artists who depicted events in the Square. Others reference days past, such as this panel which celebrates the Square as former home to many of NYC's theatres and concert halls.

The timeline is set into the paving at Union Square's southern end.

The timeline starts in Native American times and runs through the late 1800's. Two large embedded maps are also included, which detail how the Square has changed over the years.

Item Union Square Timeline
Created by Gregg LeFevre
As seen in Union Square, New York, NY
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Gregg LeFevre
Meet the Creator
Wescover creator since 2020
One of a kind photographic and cast metal relief works

Since graduating with a degree in philosophy, installation artist/photographer Gregg LeFevre has created over 120 site specific public art works in cast metal that provide insight about the nature and character of particular places. He often uses cast relief images and text to illustrate the traits that contribute to the unique personality of a place. His works can be found underfoot in all types of pedestrian spaces, from plazas, parks, bike paths and trails, to lobbies and arcades. He also often works in series, creating a walkway of related pieces. Here in New York he has over a dozen such projects. His best known work is Library Walk: 100 bronze reliefs set in the sidewalks of 41st Street, each referencing a different aspect of world literature. They are oriented in a way that leads the viewer toward the front door of the 41st Street Library on Fifth Avenue.

Mr. LeFevre has had his works commissioned by New York, Miami, Chicago, Boston, Las Vegas, Seattle, Los Angeles, and many other American cities. He has exhibited widely in the United States. A resident of New York City, he has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Browne Fund, and in collaboration with the Grand Central Partnership, an award for excellence in design from the Arts Commission of the City of New York.