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Brede, Herman H.,
Mueller, Gustave A.,
Architecture -- Detail
Animal -- Bird
Homage -- Hurlbut, Chauncey
Gate
Arch
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit
Sculpture
Hurlbut Gate, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brede, Herman H., architect.
Mueller, Gustave A., architect.
Title:
Hurlbut Gate, (sculpture).
Dates:
1893.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite and marble.
Dimensions:
Approx. 42 x 50 x 20 ft.
Inscription:
(Above central arch:) HURLBUT/MEMORIAL GATE
Description:
Triumphal arch in Beaux-Arts style. Rusticated base, double staircase to 2nd level; 3 openings on second level; central opening has pedestal which originally supported bust of Chauncey Hurlbut. Dome crowned with victory eagle.
Subject:
Architecture -- Detail -- Arch
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Homage -- Hurlbut, Chauncey
Object Type:
Gate
Arch
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Detroit, Parks and Recreation Department, Water Board Building, 735 Randolph Street, Detroit, Michigan 48226
Located Waterworks Park, East Jefferson at Cadillac Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan
Remarks:
The memorial gate commemorates Chauncey Hurlbut (1803-1885), member of the Detroit Board of Water Commissioners, who left a bequest for beautifying Waterworks Park. A bust of Hurlbut, now missing, originally crowned a tall pedestal placed in the central terrace opening. IAS files contain excerpt from Dennis Alan Nawrocki's "Art in Detroit Public Places," Wayne State Univ. Press, 1980, pg. 88.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1994.
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 MI000098
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000098
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