Tova Snyder - Permanent Installations



Port Chester, N.Y.
Trompe L'Oeil Windows
'The Waterfront' on North Main Street

Tova Snyder at Work

In 2009 I was commissioned to paint a series of trompe l'oeil windows on the outside of 'The Waterfront' shopping and entertainment center along North Main Street, in the heart of downtown Port Chester, NY.
At this point , I have completed the facades of buildings number one and eight.
I would like to thank G&S Investors for commissioning me, as well as Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla for his invaluable support.

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For the windows in building number eight with their rounded tops, I was inspired by South American colonial architecture.

On building number one I created a set of typical North American 'slide-up' windows.
 
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Harrison, N.Y. Train Station

In the fall of 2000 I was awarded an MTA/Arts for Transit commission to create artwork
for 12 panels in faceted glass for the reconstruction of the Metro North train station
in Harrison, New York.


Station House Windows

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There are 4 panels, measuring 4' x 6' each, for the station house.
The faceted glass panels were fabricated by Master Craftsman Helmut Schardt.
I made the designs for these windows in acrylic on canvas.


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Elevator Tower Windows
There are 4 panels for each elevator tower, measuring 2' x 9' and 2' x 11'.
The faceted glass panels were fabricated in the studio of Larry Gordon.
The original renderings were done in watercolor pencil on paper.
One tower features images from the past, the other one, images of the present.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





'42nd St. Apple'
Big Apple Fest, New York City
2004

In 2004, New York City was animated by the 'Big Apple Fest'. Hundreds of 4 foot fiberglass apples were designed and painted by artists. During this charity event, potential sponsors had the opportunity of selecting individual apple designs from the website.
I painted this sculpture of a 'Big Apple' with some of my favorite landmarks on 42nd Street: the N.Y. Public Library, the Grace Building, the Chrysler Building, the Paramount Building on Times Square....
It was sponsored by Pfizer International Inc. and displayed at their corportate headquarters on 42nd Street.

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At Pfizer Headquarters



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