Prometheus Fountain by Paul Manship, Rockefeller Centre, New York City

Subjects: Art Exhibitions Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Prometheus Fountain by Paul Manship, Rockefeller Centre, New York City, Mrs. Edward Dunham, ME, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A large ornamental fountain with a gilded figure entwined with a serpent, set against a red grid-patterned wall and a grey modern building. Arcs of water spray into a broad tiered basin while visitors in coats and hats stand along the paved walkway.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Am here for a visit. We have come down to Maine, but not out this year. Love, Harriet

PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc.

PHOTO BY KEYSTONE --- PROMETHEUS FOUNTAIN IN ROCKEFELLER CENTRE, NEW YORK CITY Designed by the distinguished American sculptor Paul Manship, this bronze fountain group depicts Prometheus, legendary contributor of fire, bearing the gift to mankind. The central figure, Prometheus, is two and one-half times life size. The smaller figures in the rear represent the people of the earth and the two basins of the Fountain are of polished Deer Island granite; the back wall is of red Balmoral granite. This fountain is the centre of interest in the Sunken Garden of Rockefeller Centre. TICHNOR BROS. INC., 1472 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS. 62283

PostmarkedNew York, NY, July 27, 1942, 08:30

Addressed to

Mrs. Edward Dunham

Ellsworth Hall, Maine

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 27, 1942, 08:30, New York, NY
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mrs. Edward Dunham, Ellsworth Hall, Ellsworth, ME
Place mentioned	Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
Publisher	Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA
Stamp	1c Statue of Liberty, green
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; no white border; photo credit printed at lower right. Postmark: NEW YORK N.Y. JUL 27 8:30 AM 1942, with slogan cancel WAKEFIELD STATION / POST / FOR DEFENSE. Divided-back linen-era Tichnor card; 1c green National Defense stamp. Light edge wear, slight toning.

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Prometheus Fountain by Paul Manship, Rockefeller Centre, New York City, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/prometheus-fountain-by-paul-manship-rockefeller-centre-new-y. Accessed October 5, 2026.