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620 Fifth Ave. Entrance; "Industries of the British Empire" by Jennewein
Title:
Rockefeller Center; British Empire Building
Alternate Title:
The British Empire Building
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620 Fifth Ave. Entrance; "Industries of the British Empire" by Jennewein
Related Work:
part of Rockefeller Center
Style/Period:
Art Deco; Twentieth century
Location:
site: New York, New York, United States
Location Note:
620 Rockefeller Plaza
Culture:
American
Description:
To John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the British Empire Building, the Maison Française, and Rockefeller Center itself were “symbols in stone and steel of the common interests… and good will of three great powers.” Both of the foreign buildings were the beneficiaries of a special act of Congress that made the warehouses beneath them “free ports”; that is, goods could be imported, stored, and displayed duty-free, with taxes payable only on sale.
View Description:
High relief cast bronze with gilding by Carl Paul Jennewein, overall 18 feet high, 11 feet wide, 1933. The nine gilded allegorical figures represent industries throughout the Empire (Australia, wool; Canada, wheat; Africa, cotton). The stylized sun represents "the sun never sets on the British Empire".
Classification:
Image Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Vendor ID:
1A1-RH-RC-M2
MDID Identifier:
4659
Archivision Set:
Archivision Base Collection
Collection:
Archivision Base Module
Record created:
June 7, 2018
Last modified:
Nov. 1, 2018
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Archivision Base Module | yes |
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