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Ray, Christopher T.,
Collins, John F.,
Walter, Carl F., III,
Boles, Elmore J., Jr.,
Delta Group,
Genus,
Unknown (Canada),
Architecture -- Detail
Waterscape -- River
Waterscape -- River
Animal -- Reptile
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Fish
Object -- Foliage
Gate
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Estuary Gate, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ray, Christopher T., 1937- , sculptor.
Collins, John F., landscape architect.
Walter, Carl F., III, architect.
Boles, Elmore J., Jr., engineer.
Delta Group, landscape architect.
Genus
,
design
firm
.
Unknown (Canada), founder.
Title:
Estuary Gate, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Ranstead Gate, (sculpture).
Dates:
1979. Dedicated 1979.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Gate: forged iron.
Dimensions:
2 parts. Total gate area: approx. 7.5 ft. x 7 ft. x 5 in.
Inscription:
(On each beam of the frame of the gate:) CANADA unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
The gate consists of two distinct parts, left and right. The left side is thematically divided into two areas. The lower part represents water with a large lily pad, a smaller lily pad, a turtle, and bars curved to imitate water. The lily pads have successively smaller shapes placed on top of them to provide a three dimensional effect. The turtle's shell is made of squares and an oval. The turtle's head sticks out. The turtle is positioned as if it were crawling to the upper half. The upper half is separated from the lower half by a horizontal rod representing the ground. Six rods representing grasses stretch vertically upward from this rod. A bird flies downward in the middle of the grasses. The right side of the gate is similarly divided. A fish, or tadpole, with bulging eyes and bumpy back inhabits the lower portion of this side. In the upper half, three birds fly in different directions. Handles are formed on the inner horizontal sides by twists representing grasses.
Subject:
Architecture -- Detail -- Gate
Waterscape -- River -- Delaware River
Waterscape -- River -- Schuylkill River
Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Fish
Object -- Foliage
Object Type:
Gate
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Penjerdel Regional Foundation, 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Located Chestnut Park, Chestnut Street between 17th & 18th Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Remarks:
Inscription on nearby marker reads: Welcome to Chestnut Park and Relax./This place is dedicated to William Penn's vision of a "Greene/Country Towne" for the enjoyment of Philadelphians and guests./The plants and building materials are native to our region./They express its rich natural landscape./The Chestnut Gate symbolizes the animal and plant forms of/the Wissahickon Valley, and the Ranstead Gate evokes the/local Tidal Wetlands./Fountain gargoyles represent totems of the the original Indian/residents of the region - A wolf for the munsee, a turtle for/the Unami and a turkey for the Unilachtigo. IAS files contain related article from the Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 1979, and a copy of the Chestnut Park
design
statement which both describe the imagery on the gate in great detail. Chestnut Park was designed by John F. Collins of The Delta Group. Architect Carl F. Walter, III and Engineer Elmore J. Boles, Jr. are also part of The Delta Group. Sculptor, Christopher T. Ray of the
design
group,
Genus
:
Works
of
Art
for
Architectural
Settings
, created the Estuary Gate and its companion gate at the other end of Chestnut Park, Wissahickon Valley Gate. Chestnut Park was developed by Penjerdel Regional Foundation with funding from the William Penn Foundation.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Survey, 1993.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public
Art
in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 247.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 1979.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Related Works:
Companion to: PA000141.
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 PA000142
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