Jack Lubin Mosiac Murals To Come Down

Two Jack Lubin mosiac murals will be removed from the lobby of a Manhattan office building that once was an important part of the garment industry, as the building comes under new ownership. The new owners plan to spruce up the building to raise rents and will be stripping the lobby of the murals, which depict textile-making and date back to 1962. Manycitizens and art lovers, such as David Kronfeld, believe that their destruction would be a "great loss to the neighborhood and to New York's
fashion industry."

The fate of the murals remains unknown still, but the new ownership has stated that, though the murals do not fit with the direction they envision for the building, they are actively seeking ways to preserve the murals until they can find them a more suitable home.

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