NYC SCOTT JORDAN HISTORIC ARTIFACTS - $50 (Saint Augustine)

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make / manufacturer: Scott Jordan

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Scott Jordan is a prominent New York City-based urban archaeologist, researcher, and artist widely recognized as "The Artifact Artist". For decades, he has excavated centuries-old privy vaults, cisterns, and landfills across the five boroughs. He repurposes these discovered materials—such as 18th- and 19th-century ceramic fragments, historical pottery sherds, and antique glass bottles—to create original historical artwork and shadowbox assemblages.
While the famous public mosaic installations physically embedded within the Canal Street subway station walls were created by artist Bing Lee ("Empress Voyage" featuring Chinese-derived iconography and interlocking teapots) and original station architects Heins & LaFarge, Scott Jordan’s connection to Canal Street stems from his specific archaeological artwork:
• The Canal Street Sherd Sculptures: Jordan has crafted celebrated three-dimensional relief sculptures and shadowboxes utilizing historic ceramic sherds dug directly from early New York historical sites, including pieces explicitly themed and labeled around the Canal Street area circa the 1840s.

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posted: 2026-10-24 03:25

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Scott Jordan is a prominent New York City-based urban archaeologist, researcher, and artist widely recognized as "The Artifact Artist". For decades, he has excavated centuries-old privy vaults,...