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Special Feature—City of Stars
“Prometheus, teacher in every art, brought the fire to Earth
that hath proven to mortals a means to mighty ends.” |
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Prometheus
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PROMETHEUS
Paul Manship, 1934
Rockefeller Center Plaza
Manhattan |
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Brilliant in gold leaf, Rockefeller Center’s Prometheus floats down from the heavens, genitals covered, holding a fistful of stolen fire. He was a Titan who defied the will of Zeus and brought fire to Earth, helping mortals while risking harsh retribution from the authorities. Prometheus was the first humanitarian rebel.
This Prometheus has yet to reach Earth; a ribbon of zodiacal constellations in bas-relief circles beneath him, with each constellation identified by name along the ribbon’s inner surface.
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