About the artist:

Anton van Dalen was born in The Netherlands in 1938. He lives in New York City. In 1980 Anton Van Dalen began, a still ongoing project, to make a picture language with stencil imagery. The initial act of stenciling posters and murals gave his work a social purpose. Since 1992, with stencil images now fabricated as porcelain enamel panels, he has completed a number of public art projects. His Percent for Art project at P.S./M.S. 20 makes dramatic use of this stenciled picture language. Because the school adjoins the Bronx Botanical Garden, the subject matter of the art's imagery celebrates nature. The mural in the library embraces the space above the book shelves, as its theme is specific to the cultures of the world as seen through the eyes of the birds. Van Dalen is also currently working on other public art projects. Those sites include: the MTA Nevins Street Subway Station, Lehman College, and The College of Staten Island.