Artefacts

GRAHAM, Robert. The Olympic Gateway. Two nude bodies of a man and a woman dressed on a porch.

Physical description

Two columns decorated with low-reliefs depicting bodies in various positions. On these colums there is a large bronze base. On the sides of the base, two sculptures of a naked man and a naked woman on a inverted cone.

Created

Created: Robert GRAHAM (19.08.1938)

Materials

bronze, steel

Colors

bronze, green, gold

Dimension

273 x 167 x 52 cm, poids total: 2792 kg, socles: 2142 kg, sculpture: 646 kg

Literature

GRAHAM Robert. Studies for the olympic gateway. Los Angeles, 1984.

Type of item

Artworks -> Sculpture

Reference number

33263

Original title

The Olympic gateway.

Keywords

Replica Los Angeles 1984, Olympic Games United States of America Couple Contemporary art monument National Olympic Committee (NOC)

Notes

OLYMPIC GATEWAY, 1984 Robert GRAHAM (USA), 1938-2008 Bronze – Replica The original 7.62m sculpture, which was made for the 1984 Olympic Games, can be found at the entrance to the Los Angeles Coliseum. Donation from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee IOC Culture and Heritage Collections – Artefacts