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Youth Leading Industry, (sculpture). Artist:  Piccirilli, Attilio, 1866-1945, sculptor. Corning Glass Works, fabricator. Hood, Godley & Fouilhoux, architectural firm. Title:  Youth Leading Industry, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1936. Installed May 1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: specially treated Pyrex glass. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. H. 14 ft. 6 in. W. 11 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  (On right side of relief near base:) A PICCIRILLI signed Description:  Over entrance to building is a glass block relief depicting a nude male figure, symbolizing youthful leadership, guiding a charioteer who is reining in two rearing horses. The horses symbolize industry and commerce. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Life -- Youth Animal -- Horse Architecture -- Vehicle -- Carriage Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Rockefeller Group, Corporate Communications Department, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 Located Rockefeller Center, International Building North, Over entrance at 636 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York Remarks:  The glass blocks which make up this relief are a special type of Pyrex intended to simulate fluid. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 181. 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. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 181. 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 87870152   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870152 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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