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(Carved Gates), (sculpture). Artist:  Shuster, Will, 1893-1969, sculptor. Title:  (Carved Gates), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1920. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Wood, carved and painted. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 5 1/2 ft. x W. 3 ft. Description:  A carved door at a gate depicting a male and female Indian dancer in profile, facing each other. Each figure occupies a separate panel of the door. On the left panel, the male wears a skin with a tail, his proper right foot upraised, and his proper right arm bent at waist-level, holding a rattle. On the right panel, the female wears a blouse and skirt, her proper right foot upraised, her proper left arm bent at waist-level holding a plant. Above the figures, the house number "580" and a design are carved. The house number is painted. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian Figure male -- Full length Figure female -- Full length Ceremony -- Dance Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Object -- Musical Instrument -- Rattle Object -- Foliage Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe Door Sculpture Owner:  Located 580 Camino del Monte Sol, Santa Fe, New Mexico Remarks:  IAS files contain a related excerpt from Joseph Dispenza and Louise Turner's "Will Shuster: A Santa Fe Legend," Sante Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1989, pg. 26, 28. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Dispenza, Joseph and Louise Turner, "Will Shuster: A Santa Fe Legend," Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1989, pg. 28. 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 NM000394   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000394 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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