10TH ANNIVERSARY GATES
The Metal Museum gates are the first work of art you encounter when entering the Museum. The gates are made up of over 350 rosettes from over 170 metalsmiths from around the world.
Metalsmiths from around the world contributed samples of their work to the Anniversary Gates. The rosettes, typically about the size of a doorknob, show an incredible range of personal statements about the individual artist's interests, national pastimes, and sometimes whimsical design motifs. Many visitors to the Museum spend extensive time examining the Anniversary Gates and their fabulous assemblage of mounted rosettes. Funds were raised from various sources to complete the gates. Bryan Systems, Inc. later donated the automatic gate opener and access control that makes the gates both beautiful and functional. To learn more about the gates, read the Anvil's Ring article by James A. Wallace.
​FEATURES & DIMENSIONS
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Height:
16'
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Width:
15' 6"
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Weight:
Two sections of 1,700 lbs each
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Material:
Forged steel and scrollwork frame finished in black with 23k gold leaf. Decorative rosettes are in a variety of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
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Style:
Renaissance style with repetition of a classic "S" scroll set in heavy framework, with each scroll terminating in two individualized rosettes. The rosettes are the metalsmiths' personal statements and take many forms, including fish, tableware, tools and musical instruments. Artists from around the world contributed the rosettes. Featured countries include Australia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, England, Finland, France, Germany (including both the former East Germany and West Germany), Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, the United States of America, and Wales.
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Chief Designer:
Richard Quinnell, Ltd., Surrey, England
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Number of Metalsmiths Who Contributed Rosettes:
Nearly 200
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Number of Rosettes:
360 places, 331 completed
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Number of Scrolls:
192
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Dedication:
Mother's Day, Sunday, May 14, 1989
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Occasion:
Observance of the 10th Anniversary of the National Ornamental Metal Museum's opening, which was February 5, 1979.
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Re-dedication:
Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10, 2014
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
Jarmo Anttila
Philip Baldwin
Don Barker
Steve Baxter
Mack Beal
Berkeen Manufacturing
Robert Bergman
Berth Johansson
Bacci
Michael Bondi
Fred Borcherdt
Doug Carmichael
Lowell Chaput
Bruce Clark
Tina Chisena
Merrit Cleaver
Skip Cluff
H. Cole
Robert Coogan
Jim Cooper
Jim Cotter
David Court
Larry Crawford
Benny Crevitt
Mike Crummy
C. Dahlstrom
William Dawe
Alan Dawson
Ralf Driessen
Richard Dyer
Ron Eastman
Lars Erick
Kurt Fehrenbach
Phillip Fike
Franklin Forge
Southern Ohio Forge Association
Tim Fortune
Jeffrey Funk
Dimitri Gerakaris
Noel Gregg
Jerry Grice
Edwin Grove
Theo Grunewald
Ken Hambel
Michael Hasse
Goro Hatanaka
Bill Helwig
Rebecca P. Hemmingway
Doug Hendrickson
Toby Hickman
Stuart Hill
Logan Hirsh
Grady Holley
Jim Horrobin
Japheth Howard
Brian Hughes
Mitsuhira Ishikawa
Brenton Curtis
David James
Russell Jaqua
Carl Jennings
Bruce Johnson
Rob Keeler, Keeler Ironworks
D. Keller
Kentucky Blacksmiths
Peter King
L. Brent Kington
Alex Klahm
Richard Klimesh
A. Knight
Terry Knudson
Richard Kolpack
Keiko Kubota-Miura
Memphis Police Department
Paul Lacy
Ian Lamb
Christopher Lambert
Thomas Latané
Rauno Lehtonen
Marcia Lewis
M. Linn
M. Lucas
M. Lysekil
Bruce Macmillan
Michael Malleson
Joan Markell
George Martin
Lars Matsson
Richard Mawdsley
Floyd McDaniel
Charlie McKinney
Bob McQueen
Tim McCreight
John Medwedeff
Mississippi Forge Council
Lee Ann Mitchell
Sam & Jean Moss
Steve Nauman
Jonathan Nedbor
Darryl Nelson
Larry Newbern
Jouko Nieminen
Peat Oberon
David Owens
Chris Padelford
Peter Parkinson
Craig Parton
Tony Patel
Bob Patrick
Joe Pehoski
David Pimentel
Melvin Pinnock
Carl Plehaty
Henry Pomfret
Ron Porter
Richard Prillaman
Dennis Proska
Alan Puddick
Lucy Quinnell
Richard Quinnell
Joachim Quitzan
Manfred Bredohl
Henry L. Rehm
David Reis
Antony Robinson
Steve Rosenberg
Ray Rossi
Brian W. Russell
Brian F. Russell
G. Scholze
John Schultz
Joel Schwartz
Bob Selvaggio
Alvin Sher
Brad Silberberg
Mirko Siakkou
Rick Smith
Ray Sobel
Clay Spencer
Mike Spencer
John Steel
Dorothy Stiegler
Tore Stenfelt
M. Stratman
Emmert Studebaker
Ken-ichi Suganuma
Stu Thompson
Linda Threadgill
Peter Tickler
Randy Unger
Adam Varley
James Virnala
Peter Walker
Chapel Hill Forge
Daniel Wallace
Jedediah Wallace
James A. Wallace
Nol Putnam
Paul Woodmass
Steve Wooldridge
Peter Wynne
Paul Zimmermann
THE RESTORATION OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY GATES
Mother’s Day, 2014 marked the 25th Anniversary of the dedication of the Metal Museum’s beloved 10th Anniversary Gates. To honor this special occasion, the Museum began a year-long restoration process starting in the fall of 2013. We also published a catalog that documents the history and artistry of the most photographed object in the Museum’s collection.
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The restoration of the 10th Anniversary Gates was made possible by the many donors who sponsored rosettes and through an ArtsFirst grant from the First Horizon Bank Foundation.
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For sponsoring a rosette with a gift of $500 or more, the Metal Museum thanks
Pat Anderson
ArtsMemphis in honor of Karen Spacek
Michael Bondi in memory of Stephen Bondi, Russell Jaqua, Toby Hickman, Doug Hendrickson, and Charlie Orlando
Richard Briscoe
Bob Buckman and Joyce Mollerup
James P. Cole in honor of Suzanne Henley
Margaret and William Craddock, Jr. in memory of Jean Walker Craddock and Jane Matthews Day
David and Karen Garson
Don Goodman in memory of Dr. Marvin Miller and Arnold, Rebecca, and Freddie Goodman
Ann J. Huckaba
Carissa Hussong and David Lusk, in honor of Grayson and Pheobe, Monique Hussong, Dr. and Mrs. David Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Grinstein, and Doug Ferris, Jr.
The Klyce Family in memory of Rebecca Meriwether Cooper Klyce
Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Llewellyn in honor of Justin and Kathy Lohman
JR Lodico
Dianne and Myron Mall in memory of Willie Belle Shockley and Lorraine Mall
Jim Masterson
Katrina McKinney in memory of Charlie McKinney
Lewis Meyer and Cricket Bidwell
Linda Milbradt
Dianne and Larry Papasan in honor of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Catherine and John Spalding Shepherd
Bryan K. Smith in honor of Jimmy Smith and Carolyn Smith
Mike and Cathy Talbot in memory of Charlie McKinney
Raymond and Margaret Tanner in memory of Raymond Rossi
Susan and Bill Watkins
For sponsoring a rosette with a gift of $100 or more, the Metal Museum thanks
Annette Althoff
Mari Margaret Askew and Patrick Foley in honor of Margaret Askew Hood Cooper
Betsy and Kinzie Bird
Anne and Vince Boberski
J. Barron Boyd and Carol DeForest
Sam and Deborah Brackstone
Kimberly Bradshaw and William McKeown
David Brown and Steven Hoover
Steven Brown and Kathryn Clancy
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Burnett, Jr.
Dr. J. Baird Callicott
Bruce and Maggie Campbell
John D. Canale, III
Richard Carr and Laurie Williams
Paula and Rick Chaffin
Madge Logan Clark
Phil and Kay Coop
Mr. David A. Court
Bob and Debra Craddock
Maysey Craddock
B. Kendall Crawford
Susan Cummins
John and Judy Daffron
Ellen B. Davis
Alison England
Virginia and Darrell Fisher, Jr. in honor of Sharon and Darrell Fisher, Sr.
Pat Flynn
Dot and Luther Gause in honor of Richard Briscoe
Cathy and Jeffery Harris
Robert Harrison and Michelle Page
Lesley and John Hartney
Carolyn Springfield-Harvey and William Harvey
Sarah and Charles Henry
Robert Hollingsworth and Ronnie Gilmer
Carter Hord, Hord Architects
Japheth Howard and Alice James
Jody J. Hunter
Susi Hussong
Dr. and Mrs. J.T. Jabbour
Carol and Gene Katz
Barbara and Robert Keeler
Clay Keeler
Tricia and Chuck Kerwin
Nancy and Charles Kistler, III
Anne and Roger Knox
William and Carol Kutteh
Doug and Fawn Learn in honor of Japheth and Caleb Learn
Sheri Lipman and Dale Anderson
Shirley and Mike Lupfer
Jeanette and Stevens Martin
Debra Matton in honor of Tim Jamison
Richard Mawdsley
David McCarthy and Marina Pacini in honor of Grayson and Phoebe Hussong
Ralph B. Moss
Sam Moss in honor of Jean Moss
Kathleen M. Motl
Sally and Daniel Nibbelink
Lewis and Betty Nolan
Michael O'Nele
Pittsburgh Area Artist Blacksmith Association
Mary and Allen Portner in memory of Cynthia Portner Rhodes
Nancy and Richard Prillaman
Lindsey Randall in honor of LeeAnn Randall
Dr. Richard Ranta and Dr. Carol Crown
Wyndell Robertson
Hilary and Charles Robinson
Claude and Robert Rogers
Meryl Rosen
Elizabeth Rouse
Diane Rudner in honor of Stephanie and Lori Goldstein
Dorothy P. Schoettle
Jacqueline and Richard Sellers
Jessie and Dolph Smith
W.H. Smythe
Katherine Snape
Judith and Peter Sohngen
Ann and Mike Spiotta
Pat and Tom Stevens in honor of Owen James Longwell-Stevens and Isobel Jean Longwell-Stevens
Lisa and Donald Street
Peter and Aimee Sufka
Mike and Cathy Talbot in memory of Bruce Bringle
Linda and James Threadgill
Mary D. Tuthill
Shirley and Richard Vosburg
Paige Walkup
Marianne and Ronald Walter
Brother Robert Werle, FSC
David L. Wilson
Marni and Charles Wright