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Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, Ethan Silva in front of superstructure, ca. July 15, 2003
Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, Ethan Silva in front of superstructure, ca. July 15, 2003
TitleCloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, Ethan Silva in front of superstructure, ca. July 15, 2003
DescriptionEthan Silva, president of Performance Structures, Inc., in front of the sculpture's structural steel in Oakland, California. The mirror-like "skin” of Cloud Gate was designed to fit loosely around the interior support system of trusses and lattice-work, allowing it to expand and contract as temperatures in Chicago fluctuate as seasons change.
NeighborhoodLoop (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.TGMSteel
Trusses
Structural systems
Structural frames
Industrial facilities
Subject.LCSHCloud Gate (Chicago, Ill.) -- Design and Construction
Performance Structures, Inc.
Silva, Ethan
Subject.AATstructural steel
iron (metal)
PhotographerUnknown
ArtistsKapoor, Anish, 1954-
ContributorsCourtesy of U.S. Equities Realty and the men and women who built Millennium Park
Date Of Download7/15/2003
Time Period2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009
Repository NumberSPE-MP USER Cloud Gate 2003.7.15.3
Repository NameChicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
CollectionMillennium Park, U.S. Equities Realty Collection
Rightshttp://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
Languageeng
TypeImage
Original Formatjpeg
GenrePortrait photographs
Original Size640 KB
Original Resolution (dpi)180
Original Dimension (Pixels)1600x1200
Camera SpecificationsCanon PowerShot S100
BookCloud Gate
ChapterChapter 2: Assembly in Oakland, California
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