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The sculpture in 2007
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Location in New York City
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Artist | Paul Manship |
Year | 1934 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Bronze |
Dimensions | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
Location | New York City, New York, United States |
40°45′31″N 73°58′43″W / 40.75872°N 73.97859°WCoordinates: 40°45′31″N 73°58′43″W / 40.75872°N 73.97859°W |
Prometheus is a 1934 gilded cast bronze sculpture by Paul Manship, located above the lower plaza at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City. It is 18 feet (5.5 m) tall and weighs 8 tons. Four Prometheus maquettes exist: one at the Smithsonian Institution, one at the Minnesota Museum of Art, and two in private collections.