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What One Artist Learned by Drawing Every Transit Station in Boston
Two years, 121 stations, and countless connections throughout the city.
Three years ago, Laura Meilman assigned herself an ambitious project: Sketch scenes from each of the 121 subway and streetcar stations in Boston’s MBTA system.
It all started after Meilman, an artist who works with several museums and theaters in Boston, decided she wanted a structured art project with a goal; something involving travel, even though a long-distance trip wasn’t an option. She was already buying a monthly transit card, so she figured she’d put it to use.