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''Atlas'' was installed in 1937<ref>{{cite web | title=New Sculpture Shown |work=The New York Times | date=1937-09-12 | url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=9E00EFD91430EE35A75751C1A96F9C946694D6CF | access-date=2017-11-21}}</ref> and created by the sculptor [[Lee Lawrie]] with the help of [[Rene Paul Chambellan]].<ref name=roussel>{{cite book| first=Christine| last=Roussel| title=The Art of Rockefeller Center| location=New York| publisher=W.W. Norton & Company| date=May 17, 2006| isbn=978-0-3930-6082-9|page=113}}</ref> The sculpture is in the [[Art Deco]] style, as is the entire Rockefeller Center. The Atlas statue in the sculpture is {{convert|15|ft|m}} tall, while the entire statue is {{convert|45|ft|m}} tall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://architecture.learnhub.com/lesson/5870-examples-of-art-deco-in-new-york-city |title=Examples of Art Deco in New York City |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108095828/http://architecture.learnhub.com/lesson/5870-examples-of-art-deco-in-new-york-city |archivedate=2010-01-08 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumplanet.com/tour.php/nyc/rc/16 |title=Atlas sculpture by Lee Lawrie |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826062506/http://www.museumplanet.com/tour.php/nyc/rc/16 |archivedate=2010-08-26 |df= }}</ref> It weighs {{convert|7|ST|kg}},<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/nyregion/04atlas.html|title=Bringing a Smile (Well, a Shine) to a Burdened Statue of Atlas | work=The New York Times | first=David W. | last=Dunlap | date=2008-05-04 | accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref> and is the largest sculpture at Rockefeller Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://photohome.com/photos/new-york-pictures/new-york-city/atlas-1.html |title=Atlas (Statue in New York) |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201013959/http://photohome.com/photos/new-york-pictures/new-york-city/atlas-1.html |archivedate=2009-12-01 |df= }}</ref>
''Atlas'' was installed in 1937<ref>{{cite web | title=New Sculpture Shown |work=The New York Times | date=1937-09-12 | url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=9E00EFD91430EE35A75751C1A96F9C946694D6CF | access-date=2017-11-21}}</ref> and created by the sculptor [[Lee Lawrie]] with the help of [[Rene Paul Chambellan]].<ref name=roussel>{{cite book| first=Christine| last=Roussel| title=The Art of Rockefeller Center| location=New York| publisher=W.W. Norton & Company| date=May 17, 2006| isbn=978-0-3930-6082-9|page=113}}</ref> The sculpture is in the [[Art Deco]] style, as is the entire Rockefeller Center. The Atlas statue in the sculpture is {{convert|15|ft|m}} tall, while the entire statue is {{convert|45|ft|m}} tall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://architecture.learnhub.com/lesson/5870-examples-of-art-deco-in-new-york-city |title=Examples of Art Deco in New York City |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108095828/http://architecture.learnhub.com/lesson/5870-examples-of-art-deco-in-new-york-city |archivedate=2010-01-08 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumplanet.com/tour.php/nyc/rc/16 |title=Atlas sculpture by Lee Lawrie |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826062506/http://www.museumplanet.com/tour.php/nyc/rc/16 |archivedate=2010-08-26 |df= }}</ref> It weighs {{convert|7|ST|kg}},<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/nyregion/04atlas.html|title=Bringing a Smile (Well, a Shine) to a Burdened Statue of Atlas | work=The New York Times | first=David W. | last=Dunlap | date=2008-05-04 | accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref> and is the largest sculpture at Rockefeller Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://photohome.com/photos/new-york-pictures/new-york-city/atlas-1.html |title=Atlas (Statue in New York) |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201013959/http://photohome.com/photos/new-york-pictures/new-york-city/atlas-1.html |archivedate=2009-12-01 |df= }}</ref>


Atlas is depicted carrying the celestial vault on his shoulders.<ref name=krinsky>{{cite book | last=Krinsky | first=Carol H. |author-link=Carol Herselle Krinsky | title=Rockefeller Center | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=1978 | isbn=978-0-19-502404-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7xlDAQAAIAAJ | page= 151}}</ref><ref name=roussel/><ref name=adams>{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1985RockefellerCenter.pdf|title=Rockefeller Center Designation Report|date=1985|publisher=[[Government of New York City|City of New York]]; [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] |last=Adams|first=Janet|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|page=151}}</ref> The North-South axis of the [[armillary sphere]] on his shoulders points towards the [[North Star]]'s position relative to from New York City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,757271,00.html|title=Art: Rockefeller Atlas | work=Time | date=1937-01-11 | accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref> The statue stands on one muscular leg atop a small stone pedestal, whose corner faces Fifth Avenue.<ref name=roussel/>
Atlas is depicted carrying the celestial vault on his shoulders.<ref name=krinsky>{{cite book | last=Krinsky | first=Carol H. |author-link=Carol Herselle Krinsky | title=Rockefeller Center | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=1978 | isbn=978-0-19-502404-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7xlDAQAAIAAJ | page= 151}}</ref><ref name=roussel/><ref name=adams>{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1985RockefellerCenter.pdf|title=Rockefeller Center Designation Report|date=1985|publisher=[[Government of New York City|City of New York]]; [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] |last=Adams|first=Janet|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|page=151}}</ref> The North-South axis of the [[armillary sphere]] on his shoulders points towards the [[North Star]]'s position relative to New York City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,757271,00.html|title=Art: Rockefeller Atlas | work=Time | date=1937-01-11 | accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref> The statue stands on one muscular leg atop a small stone pedestal, whose corner faces Fifth Avenue.<ref name=roussel/>


When ''Atlas'' was unveiled in 1937, some people protested, claiming that it looked like Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]]. Later, painter [[James Montgomery Flagg]] said that ''Atlas'' "looks too much as Mussolini thinks he looks".<ref>{{cite book|author=Dianne L. Durante|title=Outdoor monuments of Manhattan: a historical guide|page=141}}</ref> The piece has since been appropriated as a symbol of the [[Objectivism (Ayn Rand)|Objectivist]] movement<ref name="atlashistory">{{cite web|title=History of Atlas Shrugged |publisher=Ayn Rand Institute |accessdate=January 14, 2013 |url=http://atlasshrugged.com/the-book/genesis-of-the-book/ |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210182843/http://atlasshrugged.com/the-book/genesis-of-the-book/ |archivedate=February 10, 2014 }}</ref> and has been associated with [[Ayn Rand]]'s novel ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' (1957).
When ''Atlas'' was unveiled in 1937, some people protested, claiming that it looked like Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]]. Later, painter [[James Montgomery Flagg]] said that ''Atlas'' "looks too much as Mussolini thinks he looks".<ref>{{cite book|author=Dianne L. Durante|title=Outdoor monuments of Manhattan: a historical guide|page=141}}</ref> The piece has since been appropriated as a symbol of the [[Objectivism (Ayn Rand)|Objectivist]] movement<ref name="atlashistory">{{cite web|title=History of Atlas Shrugged |publisher=Ayn Rand Institute |accessdate=January 14, 2013 |url=http://atlasshrugged.com/the-book/genesis-of-the-book/ |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210182843/http://atlasshrugged.com/the-book/genesis-of-the-book/ |archivedate=February 10, 2014 }}</ref> and has been associated with [[Ayn Rand]]'s novel ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' (1957).

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40°45′32.12″N 73°58′37.84″W / 40.7589222°N 73.9771778°W / 40.7589222; -73.9771778

Atlas
ArtistLee Lawrie
Year1937 (1937)
TypeBronze
Dimensions14 m (45 ft)
LocationNew York, New York, United States

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.[1]

Atlas was installed in 1937[2] and created by the sculptor Lee Lawrie with the help of Rene Paul Chambellan.[3] 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.[4][5] It weighs 7 short tons (6,400 kg),[6] and is the largest sculpture at Rockefeller Center.[7]

Atlas is depicted carrying the celestial vault on his shoulders.[1][3][8] The North-South axis of the armillary sphere on his shoulders points towards the North Star's position relative to New York City.[9] The statue stands on one muscular leg atop a small stone pedestal, whose corner faces Fifth Avenue.[3]

When Atlas was unveiled in 1937, some people protested, claiming that it looked like Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Later, painter James Montgomery Flagg said that Atlas "looks too much as Mussolini thinks he looks".[10] The piece has since been appropriated as a symbol of the Objectivist movement[11] and has been associated with Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged (1957).

It has been featured in almost every episode of the television series 30 Rock, appearing in numerous establishing shots depicting the 30 Rockefeller Plaza building, where the series is set.[citation needed] Most Rainforest Cafe locations have a statue resembling this one in a waterfall with a fountain, with the words "Rescue the Rainforest" in green neon letters across the equator of the globe.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Krinsky, Carol H. (1978). Rockefeller Center. Oxford University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-19-502404-3.
  2. ^ "New Sculpture Shown". The New York Times. 1937-09-12. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  3. ^ a b c Roussel, Christine (May 17, 2006). The Art of Rockefeller Center. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-3930-6082-9.
  4. ^ "Examples of Art Deco in New York City". Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Atlas sculpture by Lee Lawrie". Archived from the original on 2010-08-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2008-05-04). "Bringing a Smile (Well, a Shine) to a Burdened Statue of Atlas". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  7. ^ "Atlas (Statue in New York)". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Adams, Janet (1985). "Rockefeller Center Designation Report" (PDF). City of New York; New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. p. 151. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ "Art: Rockefeller Atlas". Time. 1937-01-11. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  10. ^ Dianne L. Durante. Outdoor monuments of Manhattan: a historical guide. p. 141.
  11. ^ "History of Atlas Shrugged". Ayn Rand Institute. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Rainforest Cafe". Retrieved 2016-04-03.
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