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Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Gates. A file of 31 items, 1980-2008

1-The Gates, Project for Central Park, card, copyright Christo 1980. 3-15/16 x 5-13/16″. Photo: Wolfgang Volz

2- John Russell. ‘Artist Planning to Transform Central Park for Two Weeks’ The New York Times. Oct. 6, 1980, pgs B1, B4

3- Grace Glueck. ‘Christo’s Plan for Project in Park Starts Fireworks’. The New York Times. Jan. 22, 1981.

4- Grace Glueck. ‘City Rejects Christo Plan for Central Park ‘Gates’ ‘ The New York Times, Feb 26, 1981, pg C15.

5- ‘Closing Christo’s Gates.’ The New York Times, March 5, 1981.

6- Grace Glueck. ‘Dispute over Chrsito Central Park ‘Gates’ continues.’ The New York Times. March 12, 1981, pg C24.

7- Carol Vogel. ‘Stubbornly Wrapped Notion. Christo, Rebuffed, Clings to his Central Park Dream’. The New York Times. Jan. 7, 1999, pgs E1, E6.

8- Amei Wallach. ‘Imagine Central Park in Saffron’. The New York Times. March 17, 2002.

9- The Gates, project for Central Park, New York City. No place: Edition-Fils.De, Christo Copyright 2002. Color postcard, 5-13/16 x 4-1/8″ / 14.8 x 10.5 cm

10- Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Gates (project for Central Park), New York City). Card. 4-3/4 x 7-11/16″ / 12 x 19.5 cm

11- The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York / Les Portes, projet pour Central Park, New York, 1980. Card. Copyright Christo et Nouvelles Images, 1985. 4-1/8 x 5-7/8″ / 10.5 x 14.8 cm. Photo Wolfgang Volz.

12- Christo and Jeanne Claude: The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York. 1-page press release. No date [2003]. Shadow stain along right edge.

12a- Erika Kinetz. ‘It isn’t public Art Until They Say It Is’The New York Times, Feb 16, 2003, page CY 5.

13- Fabric sample. 2-3/4 x 2-3/4″ / 6.7 x 6.7 cm

14-Reproductions of Christo’s preparatory drawings signed by Christo. Goethe Institute, New York, February 11, 2005. Opening February 10. Announcement card. 3-7/8 x 9″ / 9.8 x 22.8 cm

15-The Gates map.  8-panel foldout (= 16 pages). 11-3/16 x 4-1/16″ / 28.5 x 10.5 cm

16- Maki Becker. ‘Artists vision Hits Central Park.’ Clipping. Daily News, February 13, 2005

17- The New York Times, February 23, 2005. 2 clippings. ‘A Bellowy Gift to the City in a Saffron Ribbon’ by Michael Kimmelman. Pages 1 4 CN / Dressing the Park in Orange, and Pleats. Pages N37, 4CN

18- Cocktails & Christo. You are invited to a viewing party to see Christo & Jeanne-Claude’s Central Park Project. Norton, 1 Central Park West, 45C, February 19, 2005. Invitation card. 5 x 7″ / 12.7 x 17.8 cm

19- Bill Cunningham. Saffronistas. Clipping. The New York Times, February 20, 2005, page 4 ST

20- The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005. 8 pages. 5 illustrations (4 color) Christo and Jeanne-Clause in Their Own Words. With 4 press releases, no date, February 9, 11, 12, 2005

21- Jake Mooney. As the Transitory Leaves Town, the Ethereal Fills the Void.  The New York Times, March 6, 2005, page 6 CY

22- John Freeman Gill. It takes a Thief, but Is This One an Aesthete? The New York Times, October 2, 2005, page 6 CY

23- Save the Date. The Evening of November 28, 2005, Parks & Trails New York is proud to honor Christo and Jeanne-Claude for the Gates. Announcement card. 4 x 6″ / 10.2 x 15.2 cm

24- Please join the Honorary Co-Chairs, The Honorary Committee and the Parks & Trails Board of Directors in honoring Christo and Jeanne-Claude. November 28, 2005, The Century Association, New York. Folder (= 4 pages). 5-1/16 x 7-1/16″ / 12.8 x 17.8 cm

25- 4 color photographs by Wolfgang Volz. 10 x 8″ / 25.5 x 20.3 cm

26- The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005. No place, Taschen, no date. 11 (i.e. 16) pages 15 illustrations (9 color) 8-1.2 x 9-1/16″ / 21.6 x 23.2 cm. Book prospectus. Crease marks in upper right of front cover.

27- Taschen has the pleasure to invite you to a book presentation dedication by the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude on the occasion of the release of the signed and numbered edition of The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005. December 14, 2005, Strand Bookstore, New York, December 15, 2005 Rizzoli Bookstore, New York. Invitation card. 6 x 4″ / 10.2 x 15.2 cm. Recipient name crossed-out.

28- Maysles Films Inc. Christo and Jeanne Claude : The Gates. Press-kit. No date [2005] ; -The Gates. A film by Antonio Ferrera and Albert Maysles. 6 pages (= sheets); 4 black and white laser print images; DVD; portfolio.

29- Jan Benzel. A Year Later, Hints of Saffron. The New York Times. Feb 12, 2006, page 4AR.

30- Nick Hale. ‘The Tortuous Path That Led to Those Central Park Gates’. The New York Times. Feb. 26, 2008, pg E2

31- Helen Stollas. ‘Twenty-six years to put the curtains up. The Art Newspaper, May 2008, pg 51