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Nebraskan Gateway, (sculpture). Artist:  Padovano, Anthony, 1933- , sculptor. Title:  Nebraskan Gateway, (sculpture). Dates:  1974-1976. Dedicated July 4, 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Vermont granite; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 x 7 x 4 ft. (100,000 pounds). Inscription:  unsigned Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Place -- Nebraska Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Brady Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Nebraska, Nebraska Department of Roads, Design Division, 1500 Highway, N-2, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 Located Nebraska Interstate 80, Brady, westbound rest area, between Brady and Maxwell Nebraska interchanges, Brady, Nebraska Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: NEBRASKAN GATEWAY/ANTHONY PADOVANO/GRANITE/THIS IS ONE OF TEN SCULPTURES/SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED AS PART OF/NEBRASKA'S CELEBRATION OF/THE NATION'S BICENTENNIAL. Nebraskan Gateway is one nine pieces actually completed as part of a Bicentennial celebration to place sculpture along Interstate-80. The idea for the 500-mile sculpture garden originated with Thomas A. Yates, who with Norman Geske, proposed the project to the Nebraska American Revolution Bicentennial Commission in August 1973. The commission endorsed the project and made a $100,000 grant toward the total project costs of $535,000. Additional funders included the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Art Association, the National Endowment for the Arts, and private and corporate donations. The project was controversial because of the abstract nature of the sculpture and because no Nebraska artist was selected in the competition. IAS files contain related newsclippings from the Lincoln Journal and Star, and the Omaha World-Herald, 1973-1986; an excerpt from World-Herald Magazine of the Midlands, June 29, 1986; and a brochure printed by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development: "Nebraska's 500-Mile Sculpture Garden." IAS files contain a copy of an April 20, 2011 "Memorandum of Understanding Between The Nebraska Department of Roads and the Nebraska Arts Council Regarding The Nebraska Interstate-80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project" describing responsibilities for the care of the sculptures. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Nebraska Department of Roads, 2011. 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 76009941   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76009941 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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