Garden in Transit was a

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exhibit displayed on

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between September 2007 and December 2007.

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, weatherproof paintings of flowers painted by children in schools and hospitals were applied to the exteriors of New York City taxicabs. The paintings were mostly made by New York City children, with some being made by children in

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, and

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. The project was organized by Ed and Bernie Massey. The 'Flower Taxis' are part of a series of public art projects that the Masseys have done with children in their Portraits of Hope project since its founding in 1995. Each of the projects has a corporate sponsor. Its other large-scale projects include:
The Tower of Hope
in Sweden in 2000
Soaring Dreams Airship
– a

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in 2005
Soaring Dreams
–

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cars in 2006
Chelsea Piers Project
at

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Control Tower Paneling
the

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Control Tower in 2007

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External links

Official Project Site
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