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Artist/Creator (1)	Fischer, Ron M. (born 1947)
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (1).Role	artist, sculptor
Artist/Creator (2)	Mison
Artist/Creator (2).Role	maker
Artist/Creator (3)	Anderson/Schwartz
Artist/Creator (3).Role	architectural firm
Artist/Creator (4)	Robert Stillman and Associates
Artist/Creator (4).Role	engineering firm
Title/Caption	Rector Gate
Site/Creative Center	New York, New York (United States)
Date of Work	1988. Installed 1989. Dedicated 1989.
Description of View	Detail view of spire
Notes	Located in Rector Place, Rector St. and the Esplanade, Battery Park City, Manhattan, New York, NY. Sponsor/Developer: Battery Park City Authority. Project Description: The artist, with Anderson/Schwartz Architects, created a skeletal gateway, inspired by topiary garden structures. It features tall, intricately detailed stainless-steel legs, brass fixtures topped by a lightning rod, bronze spheres and a stainless steel windsock and 'whirligig'. Rector Gate is a 45-foot-high arch set at the intersection of Rector Place and the Esplanade. Its vertical brushed stainless-steel legs are set in Canadian black granite. Encasing the legs are perforated stainless-steel panels and doughnut-like rings. The horizontal truss of intricate stainless-steel connections supports a red brass fixture topped by a lightning rod and a stainless steel torchere that is lit up at night. Atop the northern tower are three spun bronze spheres and a lightning rod. On the southern tower are ornamental objects, including a stainless steel windsock and a 'whirligig' topped by a gold-plated globe and lightning rod. Project History: The Battery Park City's Fine Arts Program was established in February 1982. It was intended to complement the site's acclaimed architecture and public spaces with appropriate and significant works of art, to enhance the public environment and the enjoyment of people working and living at Battery Park City. The Program was conceived as a parallel to the Percent-for-Art policies adopted by New York City as a means to acquire works of arts for public areas. The Battery Park City Fine Arts Committee is an independent group of professionals from the art and architecture communities, who serve pro bono. The Committee advises Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) by recommending appropriate sites for works of public art and artists to create unique works for these locations. The Program is financed by revenues BPCA receives from its lease agreements with private developers who are building at Battery Park City.
Technique/Process	sculpture, architecture
Materials/Medium	Sculpture: bronze, stainless steel, red brass, and lighting. Base: stainless steel anchor plates bolted onto monolithic polished granite.
Dimensions	Gate: ca. 50 x 35 x 4 ft. Each base: ca. 4 x 12 x 12 ft.
Century	20th Century
Related Persons	Artist/Creator (1) also appears as R. M. Fischer
Subject	Sculpture, American Architecture, American Sculpture, 20th Century Public art Arches Entrances
Publisher	ART on FILE
Publisher.Location	ART on FILE. 1837 East Shelby St. Seattle, Washington 98112 (United States). www.artonfile.com
Set/Project Title	New Directions in Public Art: Part IV
Reference Number	Art on File PAIV-10(3)-2
Collection Title	Sculpture (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu/ah_copyright.html

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