Edward Meshekoff
Edward Meshekoff (1917 in Bronx, New York City – 2010) was an American artist, illustrator and designer. A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, Meshekoff worked and lived in both Los Angeles and New York City. In 1957 Meshekoff designed a pair of mosaic map murals of New York City's five boroughs installed on the walls of what was then a newly built Information Center located on a traffic island in the center of Times Square (in more recent years, the building has served as a NYPD police substation.) As of 2016, Meshekoff's mosaic maps  are scheduled for restoration and move to an as-yet-undetermined new location. His commissions included the design of a children's playroom aboard the SS United States, illustrations for a 1952 children's book, "The Little Car That Wanted a Garage," wall murals, and decorative design elements such as a sculpted overdoor sailing ship. Edward worked with Philip Johnson on larger commissions including; The south building of Lincoln Center, formerly known as The NY State Theater (home to NYC Ballet) and The Kreeger Museum. He was commissioned by other notable architects including Alfred Easton Poor.