Atlas by Lee Lawrie , Manhattan, New York
by Alex Vishnevsky
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Atlas by Lee Lawrie , Manhattan, New York
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Alex Vishnevsky
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Photograph - Photography
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Atlas is a bronze statue in front of Rockefeller Center within the International Building's courtyard in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, across Fifth Avenue from St. Patrick's Cathedral. The sculpture depicts the Ancient Greek Titan Atlas holding the heavens.
Atlas was installed in 1937 and created by the sculptor Lee Lawrie with the help of Rene Paul Chambellan. The sculpture is in the Art Deco style, as is the entire Rockefeller Center. The Atlas statue in the sculpture is 15 feet (4.6 m) tall, while the entire statue is 45 feet (14 m) tall. It weighs 7 short tons (6,400 kg), and is the largest sculpture at Rockefeller Center. (Wikipedia)
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July 27th, 2011
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