The art at MLK, Jr. Station: What to look for.
Written by OnMap.meAbout MLK, Jr. Station/J.B. Jackson Jr. Transit CenterUnofficialPublished 1 min read
Short answer
The station's art continues the theme of the adjacent transit center: the story of the surrounding community within the larger African-American experience. Look for the Walk of Respect, the R.C. Hickman photographs and two 17-foot drums.
In detail
DART's art guide for the station names four things to see.
The Walk of Respect.
Artist Emmanuel Gillespie extended the Walk of Respect from the transit center into the station. It uses symbols from African kuba cloths that represent concepts such as unity and respect.
The handrail and columns.
The handrail extends from the transit center with patterns symbolizing wisdom and understanding. The patterns in the column cladding are also based on kuba cloths and are associated with storytelling.
The windscreens.
They feature images by local photographer R.C. Hickman, who documented Dallas' civil rights era.
The talking drums.
In a separate commissioned work, sculptor Steve Teeters built two 17-foot African "talking drums".
Call the station if
- You want to see DART's art guides for other Green Line stations
- You have a question about the station that DART's page does not answer
