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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Conrad, Terry,     Weissman, Joan,     Mosimann, August F.,     Orqiz, Noel,     Piro, Manuel,     Perkins, Bill,     Farrari Concrete Structures,     Zeon Signs,     Noel Company,     Engineering Associates,     Avid Engineering,     Abstract     Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque     Gate     Architectural component     Sculpture

Nob Hill Gateways, (sculpture). Artist:  Conrad, Terry, sculptor. Weissman, Joan, sculptor. Mosimann, August F., engineer. Orqiz, Noel, contractor. Piro, Manuel, contractor. Perkins, Bill, landscape architect. Farrari Concrete Structures, contractor. Zeon Signs, contractor. Noel Company, contractor. Engineering Associates, engineering firm. Avid Engineering, engineering firm. Title:  Nob Hill Gateways, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned ca. 1988-1991. 1994. Installed April 1994. Dedicated May 21, 1994. Medium:  Pre-cast concrete, painted with a white epoxy paint, porcelain tile, steel and neon lights. Dimensions:  2 gateways. Each: approx. 32 x 6 x 6 ft (28,000 lbs.). Inscription:  (On tile mural:) NOBHILL (sic)/GATEWAYS/TERRY CONRAD/ARTIST/HANDMADE TILES/JOAN WEISSMAN/ENGINEERING/ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES/GENERAL CONTRACTOR/NOEL COMPANY INC./COMMISSIONED BY THE/CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE ART/IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM/DEDICATED MAY 21, 1994 (On base:) NOEL/1994/COMPANY Founder's mark appears. Description:  Two gateway structures are comprised of towers on each side of the street joined by a steel truss. The towers consist of six vertical forms in three heights, arranged with tallest in the center flanked by the two sets of shorter pieces. There are tile murals on the lower sides of the towers and neon lights on the upper sides. The murals are in the Art Deco style. Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque Gate Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Albuquerque, Public Art Program, P. O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 Located Central & Girard, N.E. and Central & Washington N.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico Remarks:  Commissioned between 1988 and 1991 for the Percent for Art Program at a cost of $265,000. Unforeseen engineering and construction problems delayed the project's completion until 1994. IAS files include a related article from the Albuquerque Journal, April 25, 1994, a portion of the artist's proposal and sketches, Percent for Art forms from the City and a topographical survey of the site. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995. 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 NM000526   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000526 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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