Artist
Unknown
Title
Lincoln Gates
Year
Undated
Acquisition Category
Class Gifts and Dedication
Artwork Type
Gate Entrance
Artwork Material
Limestone
Designation
N/A
Artwork Location
Visibility
Outdoor
Location
Edwards Hall (EDW)/Cook Hall (CH)
Location Description
Northwest entrance to the Quad between Edwards Hall and Cook Hall (Originally placed at the west entrance to the campus drive)
Campus Zone
Quad
Donors
Reunion gift from the classes of 1945, 1955, 1970, and 1985, as well as Grounds under the Facilities Services Department
Identification Plaque Text
Plaque 1: TO THE FOUNDER OF NORMAL JESSE W. FELL FRIEND OF EDUCATION LOVER AND PLANTER OF TREES PHILANTHROPIST OF MIGHTY VISION THIS GATE IS DEDICATED BY THE WOMEN’S IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE AND HIS MANY FRIENDS
Description
Lincoln Gates was created as a pedestrian entrance to the heart of campus and was a reunion gift of the classes of 1945, 1955, 1970, and 1985. Additional funding from the University’s Grounds Services division of Facilities Management led to the completion of the limestone gates that were dedicated in 1999. Students from the University’s Foundations of Inquiry classes participated in decisions for landscaping around the gates, which are designed to complement the Fell Gates that stand on the opposite side of the Quad.
Reference Sources
- “LINCOLN FACE CAST IN BRONZE FOR GATES.” The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL), January 12, 2000. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EB1430D677DD44B