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Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005. 23 items
– Saffron-color sample of “The Gates” panels fabric.
2 3/4 x 2 3/4″ / 6.9 x 6.9cm
– Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005. The Gates Map.
A guide for walking the gates. February 12 to 27 2005
8-panel foldout
Folded: 11 13/16 x 4 1/16″ / 28.4 x 10.3cm; unfolded: 32 1/4 x 11 13/16″ / 82.1 x 10.3cm
Full-length map on one side. Christo and Jean-Claude chronology and material on “The Gates”
and other works on the other. Illustrated
– Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Gates. Reproductions of Christo’s preparatory drawings signed
by Christo. Goethe-Institut New York, New York, February 11-26, 2005. Announcement card
3 7/8 x 8 15/16″ / 9.8 x 22.7cm
– Maki Becker. Artists’ vision hits Central Park. Daily News, February 13, 2005. 2 pages (pages
16-17) in newspaper’s covers. Clipping
– The New York Times, February 13, 2005. 2 clippings
Michael Kimmelman. A Billowy Gift to the City, in a Saffron Ribbon. Pages 1, 40N / James Barron.
Dressing the Park in Orange, and Pleats. Pages N37, 40N
– Cocktails and Christo. Peter Norton and Suzanne & David Booth, One Central Park West, February
19, 2005. Invitation card
– Bill Cunningham. Saffronistas. The New York Times, February 20, 2005, page 4ST. Clipping
– Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005. A temporary work
of art: February 12 through February 27, 2005. [8] pages. 11 x 8 1/2″ / 28 x 21.5cm
Laid-in:
3 press releases. City of New York, Parks & Recreation, February 9, 2005. 1 page / The City of
New York, Office of the Mayor, February 11, 2005. 3 pages (=2 sheets) / C.V.J. Corporation,
February 12, 2005. 2 pages (=1 sheet)
And:
The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005. 1 page
– Jake Mooney. As the Transitory Leaves Town, The Ethereal Fills the Void. The New York Times,
March 6, 2005, page 6CY. Clipping
– Wolfgang Volz. 4 color photographs. 2005. 8 x 10″ / 20.2 x 25.3cm each
– John Freeman Gill. It Takes a Thief, by Is This One an Aethete? The New York Times, October 2,
2005, page 6CY. Clipping
– Save the date. Parks & Trails New York is proud to honor Christo and Jeanne-Claude for The Gates.
The Century Association, New York, November 28, 2005. Card
– … Parks & Trails New York is honoring Christo and Jeanne-Claude with the George W. Perkins
Award. The Century Association, New York, November 28, 2005. Invitation folder
– Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005. Taschen, 2005.
[20] pages. 8 1/2 x 9 1/8″ / 21.5 x 23cm. Illustrated wrappers, stapled
– Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005. Taschen, 2005
Book publication and signing announcement card: Strand Bookstore, New York, December 14, 2005 /
Rizzoli Bookstore, New York, December 15, 2005
Name and address on mailing label