Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation
"The Gates" and other large scale "wrapping" projects around the globe
with her husband Christo, has died. She was 74.
"The Gates" and other large scale "wrapping" projects around the globe
with her husband Christo, has died. She was 74.
Jeanne-Claude died Wednesday night at a New York hospital from
complications of a brain aneurysm, her family said in an e-mail
statement.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he spoke with Christo on Thursday morning and offered condolences on behalf of all New Yorkers.
"The Gates" festooned 23 miles of Central Park's footpaths with thousands of saffron drapes hung from specially designed frames.
More than 5 million people saw "The Gates," and it was credited with injecting about $254 million into the local economy.
Photographs by Hugh Crawford