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Porte Du Nord, (sculpture). Artist:  Smith, Robert, sculptor. Kemp, Adam, assistant. Van Sant, Bret, assistant. Title:  Porte Du Nord, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug, 14, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze sculpture on exposed aggregate concrete base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 x 8 x 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 20 in. Diam. 14 ft. 4 in. (2,480 lbs.). Inscription:  (Plaque on base:) "PORTE DU NORD"/Sculpture commissioned by: Park District/of the city of Grand Forks and the/Greater Grand Forks Council for the/Arts and Humanities/Sculptor: Robert Michael Smith/Assistants: Adam Kemp/Bret Van Sant/Dedicated: August 14, 1988. unsigned Description:  An L-shaped wall with two sides having a brick-like surface. On the other side, in low relief, are horizontal rows of objects: 4 space shuttles, 7 jet planes, 7 single engine planes, 7 semi-trailer trucks, 17 train cars, 28 assorted automobiles and trucks, 6 sunflower heads, 41 wheat stocks, 3 fish, 13 sugar beets, 12 potatoes and 25 missiles. A telephone pole leans against the wall; a railroad tie rests on top. Tied between the two is an auto tire; a buffalo skull hangs on the tie. Subject:  Object -- Weapon -- Ammunition Object -- Other -- Tire Object -- Flower -- Sunflower Object -- Foodstuff Animal -- Fish Travel -- Land Animal -- Other -- Skeleton Allegory -- Place -- Grand Forks Architecture -- Vehicle -- Automobile Architecture -- Vehicle -- Truck Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Architecture -- Vehicle -- Spacecraft Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Grand Forks Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Grand Forks Park District, 1210 7th Avenue South, P. O. Box 248, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58206-0248 Located University Park, Southwest corner at University Avenue & 25th Street, Grand Forks, North Dakota Remarks:  Visiting English sculptor, Adam Kemp, and some undergraduate students at the University of North Dakota assisted Smith. IAS files contain related articles from Grand Forks Herald, Oct. 22, 1986 and Grand Forks Herald, Aug. 11, 1988. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992. Grand Forks Herald, Oct. 22, 1986, pg. A1. Grand Forks Herald, Aug. 11, 1988, pg. A1. Illustration:  Image on file. Grand Forks Herald, Oct. 22, 1986, pg. A1. Grand Forks Herald, Aug. 11, 1988, pg. A1. 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 ND000029   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ND000029 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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