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Brownlee, Edward M.,
Anbe Aruga & Associates,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Place
Architecture -- Detail
Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu
Bench
Sculpture
Gateway, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brownlee, Edward M., 1929- , sculptor.
Anbe Aruga & Associates, architectural firm.
Title:
Gateway, (sculpture).
Dates:
1971.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Cast stone, stainless steel, volcanic and stone aggregates, and basalt.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 14 ft. x 4 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 6 1/2 x 146 x 37 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An abstract sculpture on a broad rectangular base with block seating.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Place -- Asia
Architecture -- Detail -- Gate
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Hawaii
--
Honolulu
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City and County of
Honolulu
, Mayor's Office on Culture and the Arts, 530 South King
Street
, Room 404,
Honolulu
,
Hawaii
96813
Located
River
Street
Mall
, Between Kukui & Beretania, adjacent to Shinto Temple, Streets,
Honolulu
,
Hawaii
Remarks:
Commissioned by
Honolulu
Redevelopment Agency. Development planners included consultant George Walters and Anbe Aruga & Associates, Inc., architects. The
River
Street
Mall
borders both sides of the Nuuanu Stream and encompasses part of Chinatown. This sculpture reflects the history of the site, where immigrants from the Orient first entered
Hawaii
. IAS files contain related newsclipping from Sun Star Bulletin & Advertiser, Aug. 29, 1971, TV Aloha Section, pg. 34-35.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Hawaii
survey, 1993.
Radford, Georgia & Warren, "Sculpture in the Sun:
Hawaii
's Art for Open Spaces,"
Honolulu
: University Press of
Hawaii
, 1978.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Radford, Georgia & Warren, "Sculpture in the Sun:
Hawaii
's Art for Open Spaces,"
Honolulu
: University Press of
Hawaii
, 1978, pg. 6-7.
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 87600002
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Inventory of American Sculpture
87600002
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