Scott SmithChicago, Illinois
Light Green and Yellow CTA Transit Bus, by Scott Smith. A CTA bus in silver-gray with yellow and blue stripes, on a steep incline, its back and front both turned toward you, with WGN Channel 9 advertising panels on its back and side. Scott’s inscription runs in a single line across the sheet.

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CCA-030 30 of 35 The Chicago Car Archive

Light Green and Yellow CTA Transit Bus

Scott Smith
Pen, marker, and crayon on paper
18 × 24 in (45.7 × 61 cm) · Undated

Vehicle

Type
Bus
Make / operator
CTA
Model
Transit Bus
Model year
Not recorded
Year status
Not recorded
Color
Light Green and Yellow

Details

Doors
Not recorded
Doors status
Not recorded
Door locks
Unmentioned
Windows
Not recorded
Windows status
Not recorded

Observations

Antenna drawn
No
Cultural references
Yes
Vibrations
Yes
Third wheel drawn
No

Vehicle identifications and color names follow Scott’s inscription. Window descriptions keep his terms, such as Electra Power. The vehicle year does not date the drawing. Status fields show whether a value is recorded.

Artwork © Scott Smith. Reproduction of works requires written permission.

Cite this workScott Smith, Light Green and Yellow CTA Transit Bus, undated. Pen, marker, and crayon on paper, 18 × 24 in (45.7 × 61 cm). CCA-030, The Chicago Car Archive. In AND NOW (Chicago: North of 80, 2026), printed page 53. https://www.weightofvalue.com/andnow/work/cca-030.html