Documented artwork / architectural facade artwork
San Juan Heal
Credit as documented: Nina Chanel Abney
San Juan Heal places the history of San Juan Hill on the facade of David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. Abney's figures, words and symbols recall the predominantly Black and Brown community displaced during mid-century redevelopment. Featured residents include healthcare pioneers Edith Carter and Elizabeth Tyler and musicians James P. Johnson and Thelonious Monk. The project makes a site's displaced community visible within the architecture that came to occupy it, using Abney's bold figurative language to encourage further curiosity.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2022
- Materials
- Not documented
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- Not documented
- Dimensions apply to
- Not documented
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2022
David Geffen Hall, 65th Street facade, Lincoln Center, New York, New York
- Site
- David Geffen Hall, 65th Street facade, Lincoln Center
- Commissioner
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Start date
- 2022-10-08
- Date meaning
- listing
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Materials and construction
The reviewed artist and commissioner texts establish the imagery and facade application but do not specify a reliable material schedule or overall dimensions.
Presentation and site context
Lincoln Center commissioned the 65th Street facade work with The Studio Museum in Harlem and Public Art Fund as part of a rotating series, opening October 8, 2022.
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Sources
- ninachanel.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17
- www.publicartfund.org ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17