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Paul Manship’s well-known bronze gilded statue of “The
Titan Prometheus recumbent, bringing fi re to mankind”,
depicting the Greek legend, features prominently in
the sunken plaza at the front of 30 Rockefeller Center.
A large number of other artists contributed
work at the Center, including Isamu Noguchi, whose
gleaming stainless steel bas-relief “News”, placed
over the main entrance to 50 Rockefeller Center
(the Associated Press Building), is particularly
outstanding. At the time it was created it was the
largest metal bas-relief in the world. Other artists
included Carl Milles, Hildreth Meiere, Margaret Bourke-
White, Dean Cornwell, and Leo Friedlander.
A selection of the art at Rockefeller Plaza.
[“Wisdom” and “Sound” – Photos courtesy of Tishman Speyer/Photographer
Denis Vlasov. “News” and “The story of mankind” – Photos courtesy of Tishman
Speyer/Photographer Nick Wood. “Friendship between America and France”,
“Prometheus” and “Atlas” – Photos courtesy of Rockefeller Center Archives.]
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