Artful answers to week 4 of WhichWMATA
On Monday, we posted our fourth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of art in 5 stations and we asked you to try to identify the stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do?
We got 22 guesses on this post. Overall, you did very well. 2 of you got all 5 correct. Congratulations to Mike B and Phil!
Image 1: Gallery Place.
The first image is of art in the Gallery Place station. This piece is titled “Glory of the Chinese Descendants,” and is located above the 7th & H entrance. It’s an iconic artwork, visible through much of the station. 21 of you got this one.
Image 2: U Street.
The second image proved to be a little bit harder. It’s a collage of photos from the piece “Community Rhythms,” located in the 13th Street entrance to U Street station. 16 got this one right.
Image 3: Largo Town Center.
The third image shows artwork at Largo entitled “Largo Beacon.” Unfortunately, the day I photographed it, it was overcast, but when the sun hits the sculpture, it appears in a rainbow spectrum of colors. 10 of you knew this one.
Image 4: Southern Avenue.
The fourth photo is of “Coloratura” at Southern Avenue station. 7 of you guessed this one correctly. Several of you correctly guessed that the station was in Prince George’s, probably because you can see a PGCT bus driving by in the photo.
Image 5: Rosslyn.
The final image was the one I expected to be the hardest. It’s a mural called “Rosslyn Scene,” on display above the fare machines in the main Rosslyn mezzanine. 11 of you got this one right. Many of you guessed based on the bridge depicted in the mural, though I think it looks more like the Connecticut Avenue bridge over Rock Creek (the Taft Bridge), near Woodley Park station.
Next Monday, we’ll have 5 more photos for you to identify. If you want a sneak peek, you can follow me on Instagram. Thanks for playing!