NO. 1971ERA VII · BUILDERS · QUEENS

The Letter Tiles

An unemployed Queens architect at his kitchen table in 1938, counting letter frequencies from the newspaper. Hand cut wooden tiles for a game nobody wants yet

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The Letter Tiles
In motion

The Letter Tiles, moving

MOTION
Number1971
EraERA VII · The Deep City
FamilyBuilders
BoroughQueens
LocationJackson Heights
States1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, an art census of New York City: 7,542 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.

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