Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Rockefeller Center; La Maison Francaise
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Accession Number:
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136666
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Order Title:
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Archivision Base Collection--16,370 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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Entrance at 610 Fifth Avenue, "Gallic Freedom" by Janniot
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Date of View:
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6/1/1994
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Image description:
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"Gallic Freedom" is France personified carrying the torch of freedom above the motto of the French Republic, "Libert¿, ¿galit¿, Fraternit¿". Polychrome and gilded carved limestone, 10 feet high and 11 feet wide, 1934.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Culture:
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American
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Subject:
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Paris
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Work Types:
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Architecture; commercial / industrial structures; office buildings
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Work Types:
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Architecture; government structures; diplomatic buildings; embassies
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Work Types:
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buildings; commercial buildings; mercantile buildings; stores
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Related Work Title:
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Rockefeller Center; partOf
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Preferred Title:
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Rockefeller Center; La Maison Francaise
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Agent Display:
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Alfred Auguste Janniot (French sculptor, 1889-1969); Lee Oskar Lawrie (American sculptor, 1877-1961); Raymond M. Hood (American architect, 1881-1934)
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Date:
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1933-1934 (creation)
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Materials:
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limestone; gilded bronze
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurement:
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130,000 ft2 (area)
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Alternate Title:
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La Maison Francaise
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Locations:
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New York, New York, United States
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Twentieth century
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Style/Period:
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Art Deco
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Classification:
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Architecture
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