Manhattan Prometheus

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Manhattan Prometheus
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  • Title :     Manhattan Prometheus
  • Artist:     Rockwell Kent Artist New York Telephone Co. Commissioner
  • Accession:     TD1993.117.1
  • Country:     United States New York New York
  • Date:     1931
  • Dimensions:     Inches 14-5/8 11, Centimeters 37.1 28.1
  • Collection:     Object
  • Category:     Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
  • Collection Theme:     Art Deco
  • Subject:     Advertising , Communication , Mythology , Skyscraper , Cityscape
  • Credit Line:     The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
  • URL:     TD1993.117.1.JPG
  • Tags:     Prints, Drawings, and Photographs~Art Deco
Description:
Ink on blue-grey paper lithographic print depicting Prometheus amongst the skyscrapers of Manhattan; nude male (Prometheus) standing at center with arms raised; lighting bolt in background; cityscape in foreground; proof 1 of 6.