Atlas, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Lawrie, Lee Oskar 1877-1963
- founder
- Roman Bronze Works
- Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
- Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 182.
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey 1993.
- Image on file.
- Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 182.
- The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
- Summary
- Full-length nude male figure, standing on bent left leg with right leg extended back. On his shoulders, he holds an armillary sphere comprised of three interlocked rings. The sphere bears the twelve zodiac signs and has an axis pointing to the North Star.
- 1937. Installed January 1937
- Control number
- IAS 76008722
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
- Owner/Location
- Administered by Rockefeller Group Corporate Communications Department 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York New York 10020
- Located Rockefeller Center In front of International Building New York New York
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Mythology--Classical--Atlas
- Emblem--Zodiac
- Record ID
- siris_ari_19454
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
