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Levy Memorial Gates, (sculpture). Artist:  Baretta, Walter, sculptor. Title:  Levy Memorial Gates, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Irving and Estelle Levy Memorial Gates, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1957. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Gate: metal. Dimensions:  Gate: approx. 9 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft. x 2 in. Inscription:  (On left gate:) THIS GATE COMMEMORATES THE IRVING AND ESTELLE LEVY PLAYGROUND/A GIFT IN MEMORY OF IRVING LEVY IN/1957 (On right gate:) PAT HOFFMAN FRIEDMAN PLAYGROUND/A GIFT OF SAMUEL N. FRIEDMAN/1990 unsigned Description:  Two matching gates with decorative grill work which includes geometric shapes and animals. At the top of the left side is a squirrel, followed by a wood pecker, and then an owl. Below these three, is a strip of four monkeys who are depicted climbing and swinging from the swirls of the metal grill work. At the top of the right side is a owl followed by a similar strip of four monkeys who are also depicted swinging and climbing from the swirls of the metal grill work. Subject:  Homage -- Levy, Irving & Estelle Animal -- Squirrel Animal -- Bird -- Woodpecker Animal -- Bird -- Owl Animal -- Monkey Object Type:  Gate Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Central Park, Levy Playground, New York, New York 10021 References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 327. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York 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 87870242   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870242 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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