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Canton Gate, (sculpture). Artist:  Boyajian, David, 1958- , sculptor. Title:  Canton Gate, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 19, 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze, cast iron, and steel, welded and painted. Dimensions:  Approx. 16 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract incorporating components representing historical, natural, and architectural attributes of Canton, including a doorway resembling those at a former local axe and machete factory, and fish, birds, and cascades symbolizing the town's relationship with the Farmington River. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Place -- Canton Allegory -- Place -- Rivers Architecture -- Detail -- Door Animal -- Fish Animal -- Bird Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Canton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Canton, Parks and Recreation Department, 4 Market Street, Collinsville, Connecticut 06022 Located Mills Pond Recreation Park, Opposite 11 East Hill Street, Canton, Connecticut Remarks:  Gift of the Canton Creative Arts Council to commemorate 25 years of support for the Council by the town. Cost was $14,000, of which $5,000 was a grant from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts and $9,000 was raised by public subscription. Sculpture is the first piece of public art in Canton. IAS files contain related articles from The Hartford Courant, Sept. 21, 1992, Sect. C, pg. 4; and Jan. 18, 1994, Sect. B, pg. 4. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Hartford Courant, Sept. 21, 1992, Sect. C, pg. 4. 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 CT000167   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000167 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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