In “Life and Continued Growth,” Eric Pryor's 29 faceted glass windows use both traditional African and contemporary African American images. Antelope horns signify movement and are a symbol for material prosperity. Butterflies signify the life cycle, from gestation to birth to the change into adulthood. The importance of music and rhythm are shown through African drums, a saxophone, and trumpets, rendered in vivid red, gold, and purple in contrast to the receding shades of green, blue and turquoise. "The Franklin Avenue-Fulton Street area's rich African American heritage is being reborn," says Pryor. "Change and opportunity are arriving and the shuttle line both encourages and reflects how the community's new optimism. ‘Life and Continued Growth’ emerges from a spirit that is rooted in traditional African-American culture and the new energy that is making it soar again."

Eric Pryor began his arts career as Executive Director of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Center for Arts and Culture (CAC) in Brooklyn, New York. With a background in fine art, he completed Columbia University’s Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofits in 1997. He currently serves as President of Harlem School of the Arts, after over four years as the Executive Director of The Center for Arts Education. With over 15 years’ experience in the development of multidisciplinary arts and education programming, Pryor provided direction and oversight for all of CAE’s teaching and learning programs, professional development activities, advocacy and public engagement initiatives, and fundraising efforts. Pryor resides in West Orange, New Jersey.