Memories of Twenty-Third Street by Keith Godard

London-born, NYC-based designer Keith Godard created the glass mosaic mural Memories of Twenty-Third Street to show the glorious hats that famous people from the 1880s through the 1930s might have worn. Above, Polish rockstar [and chemist] Marie Skłodowska-Curie.

Winslow Homer:

Thomas Edison:

I really wanted to capture someone standing in front of a hat as if wearing it, but it was not to be. A few others:

Here is Godard discussing this project:

For more information about the mural, check out the MTA Arts for Transit, and be sure to check out Godard’s diverse design portfolio.