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Prometheus Fountain

sculpture by Manship
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  • Manship, Paul
    Paul Manship

    …versions in several museums, and Prometheus (1934), a fountain sculpture at Rockefeller Center in New York. He executed many portraits in marble; most striking are Pauline Frances—Three Weeks Old (1914) and John D. Rockefeller (1918). Manship’s depictions of animals remain popular; particularly famous is the Paul J. Rainey Memorial Gateway…

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    …versions in several museums, and Prometheus (1934), a fountain sculpture at Rockefeller Center in New York. He executed many portraits in marble; most striking are Pauline Frances—Three Weeks Old (1914) and John D. Rockefeller (1918). Manship’s depictions of animals remain popular; particularly famous is the Paul J. Rainey Memorial Gateway…

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