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Gerakaris, Dimitri,
McGowan, Duncan,
Smith, Chester,
R. C. Foss & Son,
Landscape -- Tree
Fantasy -- Elf
Occupation -- Craft
Object -- Tool
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Concord
Architectural component
Gate
Sculpture
Eagle Square Gateway, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gerakaris, Dimitri, 1947- , sculptor.
McGowan, Duncan, architect.
Smith, Chester, contractor.
R. C. Foss & Son, contractor.
Title:
Eagle Square Gateway, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Tree at Eagle Square, (sculpture).
Dates:
1982-1983. Copyrighted 1982. Installed May 17, 1983. Dedicated June 10, 1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel, painted; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 26 x 40 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 13 x 68 x 50 in. (2 1/2 tons).
Inscription:
(On tree trunk, raised lettering:) Dedicated To/The Children of/New Hampshire (Beneath dedication:) Dimitri Gerakaris/(anvil symbol) Canaan NH (copyright symbol) 1982 signed
Description:
A tree sculpture rises up to span the space between two buildings, forming an entranceway to a courtyard and supporting a 40 foot wide entablature. The tree has an elaborate trunk with many roots. In a hole in the tree trunk is a small gnome with a beard and mustache, wearing a pointed hat. The gnome is working on a piece of metal on an anvil in front of him. He holds the metal with his proper left hand, about to hit it with a hammer held in his proper right hand. The piece of metal flows off the anvil and downward to blend with the tree trunk. The trunk rises and splits into three major branches. One branch continues up vertically beyond the overhead span or entablature. The right and left branches arch to the sides to end on stone corbels attached to the surrounding buildings. The entablature is made of two beams of steel, separated by metalwork, with squares representing metopes and metal strips representing triglyphs.
Subject:
Landscape -- Tree
Fantasy -- Elf
Occupation -- Craft -- Smithing
Object -- Tool -- Anvil
Object -- Tool -- Hammer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Concord
Architectural component
Gate
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Concord, Parks Maintenance Division, General Services Department, 311 North State Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Located Eagle Square, Entrance on North Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire
Remarks:
The sculpture cost $36,500. It was funded through a federal Urban Development Action Grant for Eagle Square.
Eagle Square was designed by architect Duncan McGowan. Contractor Chester Smith of R.C. Foss & Son assisted the artist with the installation of the sculpture. IAS files contain related articles from the Concord Monitor: Dec. 4, 1982, pg. 1 and 14; May 17, 1983, pg. 1 and 14; May 18, 1983, pg. 1 and 14; and June 11, 1983, pg. 1 and 14; and an article from the Boston Sunday Globe (N. H. Weekly), March 19, 1995, pg. 17 and 19.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Concord Monitor, May 18, 1983, pg. 1.
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 NH000372
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