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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg presents artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude with
the 22nd Annual Doris Freedman Award. The artists were joined by The
Gates Chief Engineer Vince Davenport and Project Director Jonita Davenport. March
9, 2005.
Credit: Kimberlee Hewitt
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New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, joined by Central Park food vendors
Gopal Saha and Pradip Das, announces that The Gates generated an estimated
$254 million in economic activity. Photo Credit: Edward Reed |

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Central Park food vendor Gopal Saha
look on as Central Park Carriage driver Paul Harvey discusses the increase
in February carriage-ride business during The Gates.
Photo Credit: Edward Reed
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A pedicab driver gives visitors to The Gates a tour of Central Park.
Photo Credit: Malcolm Pinckney |

Visitors to The Gates enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride through Central
Park.
Photo Credit: Malcolm Pinckney
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A Central Park visitor makes a purchase from a food vendor during The Gates.
Photo Credit: Malcolm Pinckney |

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude
after unfurling the first fabric panels of The Gates. February 12,
2005
Photo Credit: Edward Reed |

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude
after unfurling the first fabric panels of The Gates. February 12,
2005
Photo Credit: Edward Reed |

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude
after unfurling the first fabric panels of The Gates. February 12,
2005
Photo Credit: Edward Reed |

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude
after unfurling the first fabric panels of The Gates. February 12,
2005
Photo Credit: Edward Reed |

Christo: The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City
Photo Credit: Wolfgang Volz |

Christo: The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City
Photo Credit: Wolfgang Volz |

Christo and Jeanne-Claude confer with workers in the park before dispersing the
steel bases to their assigned locations. January 2005.
Photo Credit: Wolfgang Volz |

Christo and Jeanne-Claude check on the progress of placing the steel bases along
the pathways with their curator, Josy Kraft. January 2005.
Photo Credit: Wolfgang Volz |

Christo and Jeanne-Claude check the spacing between the gates with the help of
Christo's nephew, Vladimir Yavachev. January 2005.
Photo Credit: Wolfgang Volz |

Christo and Jeanne-Claude in Central Park, February 2004
Photo Credit: Wolfgang Volz |

Christo and Jeanne-Claude check the maple leaf-marked position for one of The
Gates, December 2004.
Photo Credit: Wolfgang Volz
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude examine the saffron-colored fabric panels of The
Gates in their Queens, New York factory, December 2004.
Photo Credit: Wolfgang Volz |

Christo and Jeanne-Claude inspect one of the 15,000 aluminum reinforcements for The
Gates, December 2004.
Photo Credit: Wolfgang Volz |
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