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Riverfront Streetcar Gable, (sculpture). Artist:  Mann, Thomas, sculptor. Billes, Gerald, architect. Manning, Ray, architect. Title:  Riverfront Streetcar Gable, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Anodized aluminum, lucite, steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft. W. 11 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. H. 12 ft. W. 11 ft. 9 in. Inscription:  (On inside back of both gables:) MANN 89 signed Description:  Two reliefs, one in each gable of the streetcar stop shelter. On the uptown side of the shelter is a relief made up of abstract shapes suggesting a clock or waterfront elements. At the bottom is a wavy shape, possibly suggesting water, and in the upper center is a circular hole, possibly suggesting a porthole. Other elements suggest a gangplank, levee wall, rope, and net. On the downtown side of the shelter is a relief with an abstracted depiction of water and wharf buildings including the Old U.S. Mint building. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Waterscape -- Wharf Architecture -- Boat -- Detail Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Regional Transit Authority, 101 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Located Esplanade Street & Riverside of Floodwall, streetcar stop shelter New Orleans, Louisiana Remarks:  IAS image files contain photographs of only the uptown side of the streetcar stop shelter. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 LA000046   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000046 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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