The Gates of Arcadia - The Procession

The panels are bronze, inserted onto the frames. The panels are mounted on the inside of the gates and can only be viewed by the public when the gates are swung open. There are four large panels (2 on each gate) picturing: "The Procession of the Men" on one side and "The Procession of the Women" on the other. They show the two groups marching to the center of the gates. The upper panels depict a flock of doves escaping two hawks coming out of the hinge end of the panels. The lower panels depict two Cougars and two Coyotes chasing and finally eating the doves. There are two pigeons escaping freely from the bottom panels. Each character in the sculpture is a real person and integral to my fantasy called "The Gates of Arcadia".

John Battenberg - 2000