Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here is the rest of the family http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/NYC-2013/NYC-Rockfeller-Mermaid-7619.jpg.html and http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/NYC-2013/NYC-Rockfeller-Prometheus-2623.jpg.html Bien cordialement de Metz Philippe Le 17 mars 13 ? 06:34, Jay Burleson a ?crit : > Paul Manship > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Manship > Paul Manship created the heroic-sized bronze Mankind Figures of > Maiden and Youth in 1933 to flank the golden Titan Prometheus. The 8- > foot statues stood on the granite shelves on either side of Titan's > fountain, forming a sculptural group that depicted Prometheus giving > mainkind the gift of fire. Manship was displeased with their > placement and had them moved around a number of times, before they > finally moved to storage on top of the British Empire Building where > they remained for fifty years. In 1983, they were restored, given a > traditional brotwn patina and placed in the skating rink on new > pedestals. During a 2001 restoration, they were moved to the top of > the staircase, where they symbolically "present" Prometheus. > > > On 3/16/2013 10:19 PM, Richard Man wrote: >> STATUE of course :-) >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Richard Man >> <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: >> >>> Don't think I ever saw this before in the Rockefeller Center and I >>> forgot >>> to note down the name. Who is this dude? >>> >>> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20130316-Scanned-53.jpg >>> >>> -- >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>> >>> > -- > Jay, > > Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/> > "A photographer is simply someone who is > looking for something that can't be found. > The photograph is the record of that attempt." > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE