The Blockers, 1991
Acrylic on canvas, 30” x 70”
Conductors Renee Byfield and Kevin Blocker met on the 5 line of the IRT in the dispatcher’s office at the Dyer Avenue Station in the Bronx. Renee was new to the job, but Kevin had six years with the Transit Authority. Within six months of meeting, Kevin asked Renee to marry him. It was Renee’s idea to get married at the Dyer Avenue subway station exactly one year after they met. They were married on the 5 train, on track 1, on April 30, 1989.
Acrylic on canvas, 30” x 70”
Conductors Renee Byfield and Kevin Blocker met on the 5 line of the IRT in the dispatcher’s office at the Dyer Avenue Station in the Bronx. Renee was new to the job, but Kevin had six years with the Transit Authority. Within six months of meeting, Kevin asked Renee to marry him. It was Renee’s idea to get married at the Dyer Avenue subway station exactly one year after they met. They were married on the 5 train, on track 1, on April 30, 1989.