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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, exterior view of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI), December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, exterior view of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI), December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); On site at the Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) facility in Oakland, California. Pieces of the steel shell of Cloud Gate are visible in the background, covered in blue tarps. The sculpture was named Cloud...
2. Cloud Gate, fabrication, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, September 18, 2003 Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Industrial facilities; Two sections of the sub-frame grid atop cradles at the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI). These will be attached to steel plates that will form part of the external shell of the sculpture....
3. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Trusses; Structural systems; Steel; Close-up view of the temporary rigging system used to hold the steel plates into place during assembly. The cables were removed once the sculpture was completely seam-welded. The finished sculpture is...
4. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Hoisting machinery Workers bolt two plates together on the sculpture. The bolts, along with the rigging hanging the plates from the structural steel were temporary fixtures until the plates could be welded together, creating...
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Close-up of a worker bolting two plates together on the sculpture. The bolts, along with the rigging hanging the plates from the structural steel were temporary fixtures until the plates could be welded...
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Tents; Close-up of a worker bolting two plates together on the sculpture. The bolts, along with the rigging hanging the plates from the structural steel were temporary fixtures until the plates could be welded...
7. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Workers bolt two plates together on the sculpture. The bolts, along with the rigging hanging the plates from the structural steel were temporary fixtures until the plates could be welded together, creating...
8. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Workers bolt plates together on the sculpture. The bolts, along with the rigging hanging the plates from the structural steel were temporary fixtures until the plates could be welded together, creating...
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Workers adjust cables and rigging on the partially completed sculpture. The cables and rigging held the steel plates in place temporarily until they were all welded together, creating a self-supporting...
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