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(Tad Gormley Stadium Fence Figures), (sculpture). Artist:  Alferez, Enrique, 1901-1999, sculptor. Bancroft Foundry, founder. Title:  (Tad Gormley Stadium Fence Figures), (sculpture). Dates:  1936-1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast iron, painted, on metal fence. Dimensions:  27 figures. Each approx. 25 x 8.5 x 1 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A series of six repeating reliefs set into a metal fence enclosing a park stadium. The six different designs depict athletes of various sports. The total number of extant reliefs is twenty-seven, although there may have been thirty-four originally. The number of repeats of each relief are as follows: six male boxers, six male pole vaulters, three male football players, three female tennis players, four male baseball players, and five female volleyball players. The reliefs were originally painted black but are now painted gold. Subject:  Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Boxing Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Football Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Tennis Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Baseball Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Volleyball Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Track & Field Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City Park Improvement Association, 1 Palm Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124 Located City Park, Tad Gormley Stadium, Alerion Field, New Orleans, Louisiana Remarks:  Historic New Orleans Collection artist files and City Park archives contain additional information on this sculpture. IAS image file contains just one photograph of each of the figures in each of the six series. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993. Reeves, Sally K. Evans, and William D. Reeves, "Historic City Park New Orleans," 1982. 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 LA000031   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000031 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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