Karen van Lengen (American, born 1951) and James Welty (American, born 1950); Collection of the Museum of the City of New York; Courtesy of Karen van Lengen and James Welty

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1506, New York Soundscape: New York Public Library, 2015

Its medium is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaexjbbtpi4&.

Karen van Lengen created drawings inspired by sounds recorded in the New York Public Library. James Welty created animations of the drawings.

Karen van Lengen (American, born 1951) and James Welty (American, born 1950); 1:15 minutes; Collection of the Museum of the City of New York; Courtesy of Karen van Lengen and James Welty

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