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Rector Gate, (sculpture). Artist:  Fischer, R. M., 1947- , sculptor. Mison, fabricator. Anderson/Schwartz, architectural firm. Robert Stillman & Associates, engineering firm. Title:  Rector Gate, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Installed 1989. Dedicated 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze, stainless steel, red brass, and lighting; Base: stainless steel anchor plates bolted onto monolithic polished granite. Dimensions:  Gate: approx. 50 x 35 x 4 ft.; Each base: approx. 4 x 12 x 12 ft. Inscription:  (Copyright symbol is scratched in on the inside of one of the steel plates and on the top surface of the north tower.) (Inscription on bronze plaque has official copyright and signature.) signed Description:  Two towers made of metal strips are connected by a bridge of metal strips. In the center of this bridge section is a circular piece made of metal strips with a cone-shaped piece hanging in the middle. Each of the towers is set in its own stone base. At the top of one of the towers is a wind speed/direction indicator. Subject:  Architecture -- Detail -- Gate Object Type:  Gate Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Battery Park City Authority, New York, New York Located Battery Park City, Rector Place, New York, New York Remarks:  IAS files contain a copy of Battery Park City Art Collection's Technical Information Sheet which includes information on copyright and maintenance of the piece. Piece was fabricated and installed by Mison. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 35. 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 NY000072   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000072 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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