Entrance to the Paris Metropolitain by Guimard in the National Gallery Sculpture Garden, September 2009

Hector Guimard (designer)
French, 1867 - 1942
An Entrance to the Paris Métropolitain, conceived 1902, fabricated 1902/1913
painted cast iron and bronze
overall: 421 x 370 x 584 cm (165 3/4 x 145 11/16 x 229 15/16 in.) gross weight (estimated): 2180.500 kg gross weight (each upright element): 1200 lb. (544.316 kg)
Gift of Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod
2000.2.1

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