Project Overview
We Ride On | Pauline Trolley Station
“There is always a message or a record of some event from my environment or imagination in my work.”
A part of MATA's Madison Avenue Trolley Line, the artwork at the Pauline Trolley Station was designed by artist Harriet Buckley. Buckley's design for the station was inspired by actual MATA riders. These riders are depicted in the painted reliefs on the columns at the station. Buckley writes that "there is always a message or a record of some event from my environment or imagination in my work."
About the Artist
Harriet Buckley
Harriet Buckley, a Memphis, TN-based artist, received her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Memphis College of Art in 1971. Buckley also completed Graduate Studies in Art at the University of Mississippi and the University of Memphis. She has exhibited her work locally at a variety of venues, including Memphis College of Art, Evergreen Theater, JoySmith Gallery, Brooks Museum of Art, and Caritas Village Community Arts Center. Buckley currently teaches as an adjunct art professor at Lemoyne-Owen College.
"My images and language echo the past, re-interpret the present, and foretell the future. My work is created in a variety of mediums: painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, quilted wall-hangings, leathercraft, drawing, wearable art, and artist's books."
