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Frank Furness Gateway, (sculpture). Artist:  Furness, Frank, sculptor. (attributed to) Brownstone Quarrys Company, carver. Title:  Frank Furness Gateway, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Furness Gateway, (sculpture). Brownstone Gate to a Footpath, (sculpture). Laurel Hill Gateway, (sculpture). Dates:  1876. Relocated 1886. Medium:  Brown Connecticut sandstone. Dimensions:  Gate: approx. H. 150 in. x W. 10 ft. x L. 13 ft. Description:  A large rectangular archway made of sandstone blocks that are carved with botanical motifs including calla lilies. The leaves of the plants are sometimes adorned with geometric patterns. In front of the archway there is a set of five stone steps flanked by low stone walls. The archway itself is connected to a fieldstone wall that extends on either side. Subject:  Object -- Flower -- Lily Object -- Foliage Object Type:  Gate Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131 Located Fairmount Park, East side of park, Kelly Drive, below Laurel Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Exhibitions:  Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876. Remarks:  The gateway was constructed in Fairmount Park for the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition where it was installed between the Connecticut and Massachusetts pavilions. Built by the Brownstone Quarrys Company of Portland, Connecticut, the gateway was meant to be an example of the kind of texture, color, and durability of the stone offered by the Brownstone Quarrys Company, and as an example of the company's carving skills. The gateway is named after Philadelphia's most famous Victorian architect, Frank Furness. Although no known records prove that Furness designed the gateway, it resembles his style, particularly in the carving of the calla lilies and the geometric patterns. Around 1886, the gateway was moved to its current site at the intersection of Kelly Drive and Strawberry Mansion Bridge. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 City of Philadelphia, 1973. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 143. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. SOS Assessment Award, 1998. Inventory staff, 2000. Illustration:  Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 143. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 75009289   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75009289 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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