EMPIRE STATE EXPRESS
SKU:
GC1-006
$5,850.00
$5,850.00
per item
GREGG
Mystery Train Series
Oil on linen
60" x 50" x 2" unframed
I grew up in a railroad family. My grandfather was a fireman and then an engineer on the Jersey Central Line. Parties and family gatherings in my grandparent’s home brought the rhythms of the rails home. In their Jersey basement, the sounds of railroad workers echoed in the music my aunts and cousins played in the shadows of the train lines outside. From Junior Parker, to Elvis Presley, to Bob Dylan, to Johnny Cash, to The Band, to Bruce Springsteen, to Michael McDermott, to arts writer Greil Marcus, to film writer and director Jim Jarmusch, the enduring mythos of America and its legacy has been wrapped in the blues notes of the song Mystery Train.
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