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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- McDonough
     
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    (Corbin Cemetery Gate), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Corbin Cemetery Gate), (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Wrought iron.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 60 x 112 x 1 3/4 in.
    Description: 
    An ornate wrought iron picket gate, supported by flanking stone pillars attached to a wall. Included in the gate's design are medallions with serpentine forks. The gate is topped with a spear-like border.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- McDonough
    Gate
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Corbin Cemetery, Corbin Road, McDonough, New York
    Remarks: 
    The gates were given by Abel (or Abil) Corbin, a government official in Washington who was married to Virginia Grant, the sister of President Ulysses Grant. Mr. Corbin acquired the gates after they arrived at the White House and did not fit. The stone wall supporting the gates was built by the Corbin family. IAS files contain newspaper articles: Evening Sun, Sept. 18, 1992, and Dec. 14, 1992.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001122
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