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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Business people President Ethan Silva (right) of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI), outside the offices of PSI in Oakland, California. Three fabricators were contacted by Kapoor to produce samples in steel for the project....
2. 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...
3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, September 18, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Grinding; Dollies (Moving equipment); Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Employees; Three workers in protective gear grinding a steel plate. The individual plates of the sculpture were ground and polished individually and covered with protective film before their shipment from Oakland...
4. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Automobiles; Skyscrapers; Trees; Traffic signs & signals; Street lights; View northwest across the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and East Monroe Street. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including the Smurfit-Stone Building, Millennium Park...
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Tents; Structural frames; Structural systems; Trusses; I-beams; Construction workers; Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture. The tent surrounding the sculpture was three stories high.
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Steel; Plywood; Ladders; Scaffolding; Artist Anish Kapoor inspects the partially completed sculpture. Prior to Cloud Gate, London-based Kapoor had completed three permanent outdoor sculptures in Canada, Japan and England.
7. Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Ladders; Marks (Symbols); A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander). In addition to grinding and polishing the seams where the plates were welded, a two to three feet wide area...
8. Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, April 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, April 30, 2003 Glass blocks; Offices; Desks; Chairs; A corner brick sample viewed from three feet away. Other glass brick samples are visible in the background. The glass bricks were used with steel grids to create the exterior walls of the towers of Crown...
9. Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, April 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, April 30, 2003 Glass blocks; Offices; Desks; Chairs; A corner brick sample viewed from three feet away. Other glass brick samples are visible in the background.
10. Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, April 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, April 30, 2003 Glass blocks; Offices; Desks; Chairs; A corner brick sample viewed from three feet away. Other glass brick samples are visible in the background.
11. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Posters; Tables; Paneling; Artist Jaume Plensa (right) views glass brick samples showing different clarity and texture possibilities at the offices of the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Each of the finished...
12. Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Mark Sexton visit the site, April 6, 2004 Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Mark Sexton visit the site, April 6, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Construction workers; Ladders; Tiles; Trailers; Skyscrapers; Artist Jaume Plensa (left) and architect Mark Sexton view the north tower during Crown Fountain’s construction. The north tower has been fitted with all but the last LED panel which will go behind the...
13. Crown Fountain, blue interior lighting, LED screen test in grey, June 22, 2004 Crown Fountain, blue interior lighting, LED screen test in grey, June 22, 2004 Lighting; Testing; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest toward the north tower at night, as its LED screen is lit up in grey and its other three sides are lit from within in blue.
14. Crown Fountain, blue interior lighting, LED screen test in lavender, June 22, 2004 Crown Fountain, blue interior lighting, LED screen test in lavender, June 22, 2004 Lighting; Testing; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest toward the north tower at night, as its LED screen is lit up in lavender and its other three sides are lit from within in blue.
15. Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Fountains; Lighting; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Children; Children enjoying the fountain three days before the official opening of Millennium Park. One of the towers is visible in the background with an image of nature on its LED screen.
16. Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Children; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Children play in the reflecting pool during a preview of the fountain three days before the official opening of Millennium Park.
17. Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Fountains; Mouths; Lighting; Children; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Children play in the reflecting pool during a preview of the fountain three days before the official opening of Millennium Park. The south tower is visible in the background.
18. Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Fountains; Mouths; Lighting; Children; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Children play in the reflecting pool during a preview of the fountain three days before the official opening of Millennium Park. The south tower is visible in the background.
19. Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Fountains; Mouths; Lighting; Children; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Children play in the reflecting pool during a preview of the fountain three days before the official opening of Millennium Park. The south tower is visible in the background.
20. Crown Fountain, south tower, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Crown Fountain, south tower, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Fountains; Lighting; Faces; Children; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Children play in the reflecting pool during a preview of Crown Fountain three days before the official opening of Millennium Park. The north tower is visible in the background.
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