Created by New York-based artist Cara Lynch, "Inheritance: In Memory of American Glass" celebrates the vast diversity of people and cultures in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn.   

Lynch was inspired by the decorative elements in household glassware that was mass-produced and widely available during the late 19th and first half of the 20th centuries, the same period when Brooklyn neighborhoods were developing rapidly and subway stations were being built. Sourcing decorative patterns commonly seen in American pressed glass, milk glass, cut glass, Depression glass, and carnival glass, Lynch transformed these elements into kaleidoscopic abstractions for the platform windscreens. Fabricated by Peters Glass, the resulting work in six sets of bold and vibrant compositions represents the people of the community, as well as the promising lifestyle desired by those who settled in the neighborhood the station serves. 

Cara Lynch is a New York-based artist who studied at Columbia University (MFA 2020) and Adelphi University (BFA 2012). She works predominantly in sculpture, installation, and print. Her work emerges from play and experimentation through the process of making, accumulating and assemblage. Recent exhibitions include shows at Steve Turner, UrbanGlass, Morris Jumel Mansion Museum, and IPCNY. In addition to her studio work, Lynch has created large-scale public projects.