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1. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Grinding; Equipment A 4 1/2 inch grinder used to smooth out seams where the sculpture's steel plates had been welded together.
2. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; A close-up of one of the two 22-by-25-foot steel rings on either end of the structural steel of the sculpture during a trial assembly in Oakland, California.
3. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Structural frames; A close-up of one of the two 22-by-25-foot steel rings on either end of the structural steel of the sculpture.
4. Cloud Gate, computer rendering of proposed sculpture, ca. 1999 Cloud Gate, computer rendering of proposed sculpture, ca. 1999 Public sculpture; Reflections; Computer graphics; A computer rendering shows the scale of the proposed sculpture by Anish Kapoor. Cloud Gate is a massive 110-ton, 66 feet long by 33 feet high, stainless steel sculpture at Chicago's Millennium Park that...
5. Cloud Gate, computer rendering of proposed sculpture, ca. 1999 Cloud Gate, computer rendering of proposed sculpture, ca. 1999 Public sculpture; Reflections; Computer graphics; A computer rendering shows the scale of the proposed sculpture by Anish Kapoor. Cloud Gate is a massive 110-ton, 66 feet long by 33 feet high, stainless steel sculpture at Chicago's Millennium Park that...
6. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Structural systems; A crane lifts one of the structural steel rings of the sculpture off of a pallet in Oakland, California. The structural steel was fabricated by Advanced Building and Metal Fabrication in Chico, California,...
7. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Skyscrapers; A crane tilts at a precarious angle during the construction of the sculpture's structural steel in Chicago.
8. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, crane, March 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, crane, March 2, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Skyscrapers; A crane tilts at a precarious angle during the construction of the sculpture's structural steel in Chicago.
9. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, ca. July 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly complete, ca. July 16, 2004 Public sculpture; Crowds; Reflections; Stairways; Plazas; A crowd of people interact with Cloud Gate during Millennium Park's opening weekend. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
10. Cloud Gate, transportation study, damaged tree, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, damaged tree, ca. August 21, 2002 Trees; Bark A damaged tree trunk. A plan was in place to photograph everything in the proposed path of the sculpture before the move, to document any damages resulting from the move. This is one of a series of photographs...
11. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Equipment A double action disk sander was used to rub out fine scratches in the sculpture's surface.
12. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California. July 15, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California. July 15, 2003 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Pulleys; A lift alongside the structural steel of the sculpture.
13. Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Steel; Milling machines; Machine shops; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; A milling machine is used to remove excess material from a steel plate. In order for the steel plates forming the sculpture to fit together, the dimensions and curvature of each plate had to be exact to...
14. Cloud Gate, fabrication, offices, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, offices, December 17, 2002 Models; Photograph albums; Photographs; Pine cones; Desks; A model of the 26 feet high sculpture of a vintage baseball glove that sits in the fan lot of AT&T Park in San Francisco, home of the San Francisco Giants. A photograph within the photograph shows the...
15. Cloud Gate, photograph of a computer rendering by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), December 16, 2002 Cloud Gate, photograph of a computer rendering by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), December 16, 2002 Computer graphics; Public sculpture; A photograph of a computer rendering by PSI showing the internal structure of the sculpture. Ethan Silva of PSI created the digitized computer model of the sculpture, and divided the shape into 168 plates....
16. Cloud Gate, fabrication, baseball glove sculpture, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, baseball glove sculpture, December 17, 2002 Photographs; Sculpture; Machinery; A photograph of a photograph showing the baseball glove sculpture at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California. The vintage baseball glove sculpture is 26 feet high, and sits in the fan...
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Photographers; Scaffolding; Dollies (Moving equipment); Wood blocks; A photographer captures an image of the partially completed sculpture.
18. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Tents; Photographers; A photographer has climbed up the side of the tent for a better view as the final steel plate is installed on the sculpture.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Tents; Photographers; A photographer has climbed up the side of the tent for a better view of the last steel plate going into place on the sculpture.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; A plate is carefully moved into its exact position on the sculpture.
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