Statue of Atlas at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York, U.S.
40°45′32.12″N 73°58′37.84″W / 40.7589222°N 73.9771778°W /40.7589222; -73.9771778
Atlas statue located at Rockefeller CenterAtlas bronze statue inRockefeller Center , within theInternational Building 's courtyard, inMidtown Manhattan inNew York City . It is acrossFifth Avenue fromSt. Patrick's Cathedral . The sculpture depicts the ancient Greek TitanAtlas holding the heavens on his shoulders.[ 1]
Atlas was created by the sculptorLee Lawrie with the help ofRene Paul Chambellan [ 2] [ 3] Atlas was cast at theRoman Bronze Works , a subsidiary of theGeneral Bronze Corporation inCorona, Queens .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Louis C. Tiffany's Tiffany Studios [ 9] General Bronze Corporation in 1928.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Paul Manship ,Rene Chambellan , and Lawrie.[ 13] [ 12] [ 11]
The sculpture is in theArt Deco style of Rockefeller Center. The figure of Atlas in the sculpture is 15 feet (4.6 m) tall, while the entire statue is 45 feet (14 m) tall.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Atlas is depicted carrying the celestial vault on his shoulders.[ 1] [ 2] [ 18] armillary sphere on his shoulders points towards theNorth Star 's position relative to New York City.[ 19] [ 2]
The piece has since been appropriated as a symbol of theObjectivist movement[ 20] Ayn Rand 's novelAtlas Shrugged
It has been featured in almost every episode of the television series30 Rock establishing shots depicting the30 Rockefeller Plaza building, where the series is set.
Ridley Scott has cited the sculpture as the aesthetic inspiration for the character "Mother," onHBO Max 'sRaised by Wolves [ 21]
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