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Janniot, Alfred Auguste,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
Reinhard & Hofmeister,
Hood and Fouilhoux,
Corbett, Harrison and MacMurray,
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Figure group -- Female
Architecture -- Religious
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
The Friendship of France and the United States, (sculpture).
Artist:
Janniot, Alfred Auguste, 1889-1969, sculptor.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Reinhard & Hofmeister,
architectural
firm
.
Hood and Fouilhoux,
architectural
firm
.
Corbett
,
Harrison
and
MacMurray
,
architectural
firm
.
Title:
The Friendship of France and the United States, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Friendship between Paris and New York Witnessed by Poesie, Beaute and Elegance, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1934. Installed January 1934.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Relief: bronze panel coated with gold leaf.
Dimensions:
Relief panel: approx. H. 18 ft. W. 11 ft.
Inscription:
ALFRED/JANNIOT/SCULPTEUR/Gorham Company Founders/Fluctuat nec mergitur signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
The lower half of the panel consists of three female figures, representing Poetry, Beauty, and Elegance. On the upper half of the panel are two female figures, Paris at the proper right, holding a model of Notre Dame, and New York on the proper left.
Subject:
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Poetry
Allegory -- Quality -- Beauty
Allegory -- Place -- Paris
Allegory -- Place -- New York
Figure group -- Female
Architecture -- Religious -- Notre Dame Cathedral
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Rockefeller Group, Corporate Communications Department, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020
Located Rockefeller Center, Over entrance to La Maison Francaise, 610 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Remarks:
"Fluctuat nec mergitur" is the motto of Paris and it means "It is tossed by the waves but does not sink." For related information see Lombard, Maria, "The Art Program of Rockefeller Center and Its Contributing Artists," New York: Rockefeller Center, Public Relations Department, 1961; and "The Story of Rockefeller Center from Facts to Fine Art," New York: Rockefeller Group, Corporate Communications Department, 1987.
References:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 186.
Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 99.
Note:
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.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 87870156
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