Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: One Rockefeller Plaza
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Accession Number:
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193878
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module EIGHT--6,304 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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49th Street Entrance; "Progress" by Lee Lawrie, 1937, detail
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Date of View:
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6/14/2011
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Image description:
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Intaglio carved limestone with polychrome painting and gilding. Figure of Columbia holds divine fire in one hand and an olive branch in the other. Pegasus symbolizes inspiration and the eagle symbolizes power.
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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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Addition Module EIGHT
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Culture:
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American
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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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buildings; multistory buildings; high-rise buildings; skyscrapers
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Related Work Title:
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Rockefeller Center; partOf
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Preferred Title:
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One Rockefeller Plaza
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Agent Display:
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Attilio Piccirilli (American sculptor, 1866-1945 ); Carl Paul Jennewein (American sculptor, 1890-1978); Lee Oskar Lawrie (American sculptor, 1877-1961); Raymond M. Hood (American architect, 1881-1934)
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Date:
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ca. 1932-1937 (creation)
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Materials:
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Indiana limestone; gilding
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Measurement:
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608,000 ft2 (area)
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Alternate Title:
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Time-Life Building
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Alternate Title:
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1 Rockefeller Plaza
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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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Art Deco
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Style/Period:
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Twentieth century
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Classification:
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Architecture
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