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Atlas, (sculpture). Artist:  Lawrie, Lee Oskar, 1877-1963, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Atlas, (sculpture). Dates:  1937. Installed January 1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 15 ft.; Base: approx. H.9 ft.; Sphere: approx. Diam. 21 ft. Description:  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. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Atlas Emblem -- Zodiac Object Type:  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, In front of International Building, New York, New York References:  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. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 182. 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 76008722   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76008722 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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