Paul Manship's gilded bronze statue of Prometheus in fron of Rockefeller Plaza, New York City
Prometheus is spossibly the most photographed monumental sculpture in all of NYC. Created by famed American sculptor Paul Manship, who held a great fascination for mythological subjects and events, it has become the main attraction of the Lower Plaza. Its central theme is best stated by the quote that's carved in the red granite wall behind him, taken from the sixth-century Greek dramatist Aeschylus: “Prometheus, Teacher in Every Art, Brought the Fire That Hath Proved to Mortals a Means to Mighty Ends.”
Size: 4624px × 2936px
Location: Rockefeller Plaza, Midtown Manhattan, New York
Photo credit: © Carl DeAbreu / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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