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Pair of gates from the Chanin Building
Unknown1928
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Pair of gates, each a mirror image of the other; gate -1 with handle. Each gate with geometric decoration in two sections: a narrow tall rectangular section at outer left (-1) or outer right (-2), hinged to a larger trapezoidal section. Rectangular sections with decoration of 14 irregularly stacked cogwheels. Trapezoidal sections with radiating arcs, lightning bolt-like forms and zigzag lines emanating from lower inside corner; cogwheels, spirals, and other shapes interspersed along inside edges; bottom edges with segmented border depicting stacks of coins.
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Details
- Title: Pair of gates from the Chanin Building
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1928
- Type: Pair of gates from the Chanin Building
- Rights: Gift of Marcy Chanin
- Medium: Wrought iron, bronze
- Viewing Notes: Originally designed and installed as entrance gates for the executive offices suite of the Chanin Building, New York City, these gates are excellent examples of the important role metalwork played in defining the art deco style of New York skyscrapers and other buildings built from the mid-1920’s into the early 1940’s.
- Provenance: Executive offices suite of the Chanin Building, New York City; Marcy Chanin.
- Exhibitions: Osaka, Japan, The Suntory Museum, "1920s: Springtime of the Twentieth Century," 3/17/95-5/7/95New York, NY, Cooper-Hewitt, "Opening Our Doors," 6/4/98-8/30/98London, England, Victoria and Albert Museum, "Art Deco 1910-1939," 3/27/03-7/20/03; Toronto, Canada, Royal Ontario Museum, 9/15/03 - 1/4/04; San Francisco, CA, Palace of Legion of Honor, 3/13/04 - 7/5/04; Boston, MA, Museum of Fine Arts, 9/19/04 - 1/9/05
- Dimensions: H x W x D (-1): 189.2 x 114.3 x 11.4cm (74 1/2 x 45 x 4 1/2 in.)H x W x D (-2): 189.2 x 114.3 x 11.4 cm (74 1/2 x 45 x 4 1/2 in.)
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