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A shot of the status that we know as being "in front of the Christmas Tree". Turns out, he likes to sun himself also.
Across Greenwich dockside to docklands towers.
I have too many shots like this but what can I do? It is where I live.
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Paul Manship's highly recognizable bronze gilded statue of the Greek legend of the Titan Prometheus recumbent, bringing fire to mankind, features prominently in the sunken plaza at the front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The model for Prometheus was Leonardo (Leon) Nole, and the inscription from Aeschylus, on the granite wall behind, reads: "Prometheus, teacher in every art, brought the fire that hath proved to mortals a means to mighty ends." Although some sources cite it as the fourth-most familiar statue in the United States, behind the Lincoln Memorial, Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty, Manship was not particularly fond or proud of it. From Wikipedia
Prometheus is a 1934 gilded cast bronze sculpture by Paul Manship, located above Lower Plaza at the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City. It is 18 feet (5.5 m) tall and weighs 8 tons. (Wikipedia) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_%28Manship%29
Statue in front of the Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal; another low-quality pic, so don't ask for a better resolution.
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interesting bronze sculpture in front of TIRR - The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research. He's actually wearing a bronze thong (Prometheus was modest, I suppose), though I didn't get much of it in the photo. next time...
a Titan known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals for their use. ....
Okazaki created this piece at his workshop in the Dingmans Ferry ,Pennsylvania, by standing up slab of clay and shooting it with a shotgun, rifle,and handgun. Okazaki's intention is to borrow the myth of Prometheus , who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans, to communicate the perils of human civilization, which,startingwith life, has developed tools,machines,and other devices.
Rockefeller Center represents a turning point in the history of architectural sculpture: it is among the last major building projects in the United States to incorporate a program of integrated public art.
Paul Manship's highly recognizable bronze gilded statue of the Greek legend of the Titan Prometheus recumbent, bringing fire to mankind, features prominently in the sunken plaza at the front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The model for Prometheus was Leonardo Nole, and the inscription from Aeschylus, on the granite wall behind, reads: "Prometheus, teacher in every art, brought the fire that hath proved to mortals a means to mighty ends."
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