Atlas statue

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Art Deco sculpture bronze sculpture outdoor sculpture public artwork

The Atlas statue is a famous Art Deco bronze sculpture in New York City depicting the Greek Titan Atlas bearing the celestial heavens on his shoulders.

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Label	Occurrences
Atlas statue canonical	2
Atlas statue (nearby at 630 Fifth Avenue)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Art Deco sculpture ⓘ bronze sculpture ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ
architecturalSculptor	Lee Lawrie ⓘ
artStyle	Art Deco ⓘ
assistantSculptor	Rene Paul Chambellan ⓘ
category	Art Deco architecture in New York City ⓘ Bronze sculptures in New York City ⓘ Mythological sculptures ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in New York City ⓘ Sculptures of men in New York City ⓘ
coDesigner	Rene Paul Chambellan ⓘ
commissionedBy	Rockefeller Center ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	Atlas ⓘ Greek Titan ⓘ
depictsObject	celestial sphere on Atlas's shoulders ⓘ
designer	Lee Lawrie ⓘ
figureHeight	about 15 feet ⓘ about 4.6 meters ⓘ
genre	mythological sculpture ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystem	celestial sphere ⓘ
height	approximately 14 meters ⓘ approximately 45 feet ⓘ
inaugurationYear	1937 ⓘ
locatedAt	Rockefeller Center ⓘ
locatedIn	Manhattan ⓘ Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
locatedNear	St. Patrick’s Cathedral ⓘ surface form: St. Patrick's Cathedral
locatedOn	Fifth Avenue ⓘ
location	New York City ⓘ
materialUsed	bronze ⓘ granite pedestal ⓘ
notableFor	depiction of Greek mythology in public art ⓘ iconic Art Deco style ⓘ prominent location at Rockefeller Center ⓘ
orientation	faces St. Patrick's Cathedral ⓘ
ownedBy	Tishman Speyer ⓘ
partOf	Rockefeller Center ⓘ surface form: Rockefeller Center complex
sculptor	Lee Lawrie ⓘ
subjectMatter	Atlas ⓘ surface form: Atlas bearing the celestial heavens
symbolism	burden of the world ⓘ endurance ⓘ strength ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
weight	about 7 tons ⓘ
yearCompleted	1937 ⓘ

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Rockefeller Center → hasPart → Atlas statue ⓘ

Rockefeller Center → hasArtwork → Atlas statue ⓘ

RCA Building → hasPublicArt → Atlas statue ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlas statue (nearby at 630 Fifth Avenue)