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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Rieveschl, Gary,     Fotheringham, Michael,     EDAW, Inc.,     Union Metal Manufacturer,     Abstract -- Geometric     Ethnic -- Indian     Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Concord     Site-specific     Sculpture

The Heritage Gateway, (sculpture). Artist:  Rieveschl, Gary, sculptor. Fotheringham, Michael, landscape architect. EDAW, Inc., landscape architect. Union Metal Manufacturer, fabricator. Title:  The Heritage Gateway, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spirit Poles, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Aluminum. Dimensions:  91 poles. Each pole: approx. H. varies 6 to 51 ft. x Diam. 6 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  91 tapered aluminum poles ranging in height from 6 ft. to 51 ft. line five traffic islands. Placement of the poles is based on sine curves representing growth cycles. The poles are set in modified flagpole foundations and are enclosed by a low barrier wall within each island. The sculptural landscape of the poles is designed so that ivy grows to a height of 3 ft. on each pole. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Ethnic -- Indian -- Ohlone Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Concord Site-specific Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Concord, Redevelopment Agency, 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord, California 94519 Located Traffic Islands on Concord Avenue between Market & Salvio Streets, Concord, California Remarks:  Associated plaque: "Concord Heritage Gateway. The Concord Heritage Gateway extends along Concord Avenue from Market Street to Salvio Street. The traffic medians in the middle of Concord Avenue have been designed to symbolize aspects of Concord's growth as a community from the time of the Native Americans who originally lived here to the Concord of today. The place where you stand represents the present. As you move from here westward, toward Market Street, the sculpture and landscape design take you back in time to earlier periods of Concord's history. Descriptions of each island appear under the drawing below. The Concord Heritage Gateway was designed by Artist, Gary Rieveschl, Cincinnati, Ohio and EDAW, Inc, of San Francisco, Landscape Architects, as a result of a competition funded by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1985. It was completed in 1989 with funds from the Concord Art in Public Places Program under the direction of the Concord Redevelopment Agency." "The poles symbolize the Ohlone belief in a "spirit place". During special festivals, each Ohlone hut was decorated with a ceremonial pole wrapped in fur and topped with a painted banner. In the Heritage Gateway, the furs are replaced with vines, and... colorful banners are flown from the poles on festive occasions". IAS files contain transcriptions of text on other associated plaques. IAS files also contain copies of publications from the city of Concord about the Gateway and related article from Contra Costa Times, July 11, 1994. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001167   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001167 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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