Treemonisha
Date: 8/21/2008 Album ID: 578567
Photos by Laurie Skrivan
A new sculpture is being installed south of the intersection of Truman Parkway and I-44. "Treemonisha" is 81 feet hight, approx 35 feet wide, 35 feet deep and weighs 40,00 pounds. Sculptor John Henry creates large steel structures that have been compared to rectangular line drawings. Laurie Skrivan | Post-Dispatch
Charlie Smith prepares for repainting a beam on  Treemonisha  in greenspace at Truman Parkway and Lafayette Avenue where a sculpture by Bernar Venet was erected in 2006. The Venet piece has been removed.
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Iron worker Brian Summers and Paul Worsham (studio assistant to sculptor John Henry) finish installing Treemonisha.    Henry , a world reknowned sculptor from Tennessee, creates large steel structures that have been compared to rectangular line drawings. The Gateway Foundation's permanent installation piece, located just south of the intersection of Truman Parkway and I-44 in the Lafayette Square neighborhood, is 81 feet hight, approx 35 feet wide, 35 feet deep and weighs 40,00 pounds. Laurie Skrivan | Post-Dispatch
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Charlie Smith, from sculptor John Henry's studio, preps a beam for repainting on the Gateway Foundation's permanent installation,  Treemonisha.
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A bird's eye view of the installation of Treemonisha.
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A birds eye view of the installation of Treemonisha  by sculptor John Henry.
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 Treemonisha, the Gateway Foundation's permanent installation piece is located just south of the intersection of Truman Parkway and I-44 in the Lafayette Square neighborhood. Laurie Skrivan | Post-Dispatch
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