Walter Gropius commissioned the large mural version for the escalator entry to Grand Central Terminal from the Pan Am Building which consisted of 486 formica panels. &nbsp;Albers called it ‘My Homage to the City of New York’. &nbsp;

The mural was removed when MetLife acquired the building and put into storage. &nbsp;Five years later, its new owners Tishman Speyer inspected it and discovered that the substrate was made of asbestos, rendering it a health hazard.

When the refurbishment was underway, the mural was recreated and reinstalled in its original location.&nbsp;

In 1928 Albers was experimenting with stenciling and sandblasting on glass at the Bauhaus which enabled him to be very precise in his craftsmanship. &nbsp;The first iteration of City was damaged, and he remade it as a masonite painting at Black Mountain College in 1936. &nbsp;

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