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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     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   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870156 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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