Prometheus Fountain, Rockefeller Centre, New York, 1942

Subject: Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1942 (Linen)

Back of Prometheus Fountain, Rockefeller Centre, New York, 1942, Mrs. Edward Dunbar, ME, USA, c. 1942 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

Paul Manship's gilded bronze Prometheus Fountain in the Sunken Garden at Rockefeller Centre, the figure of Prometheus bearing fire with a serpent coiled beside him. Water arcs into the broad tiered basin, set against a red granite wall with the gray buildings of the complex above. Visitors in coats and hats stand along the paved walkway around the basin, looking toward the fountain.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Am here for a visit. Well we could drive to Maine, but that out this year. Love, Harriet

PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.

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 Bal- moral granite. This fountain is the centre of interest in the Sunken Garden of Rockefeller Centre.

PostmarkedNew York, NY, July 27, 1942, 07:30

Addressed to

Mrs. Edward Dunbar

Ellsworth Hall ME

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 27, 1942, 07:30, New York, NY
Publisher	Tichnor Bros., Inc.
Series	62283
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mrs. Edward Dunbar, Ellsworth Hall, ME
Place mentioned	Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
Publisher	Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, MA
Stamp	1c Statue of Liberty, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Industry-Agriculture For Defense
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; no white border; photo credit printed at lower right. Postmark: NEW YORK, N.Y. JUL 27 7:30 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, Rockefeller Centre, New York, 1942, postcard, c. 1942. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/prometheus-fountain-rockefeller-centre-new-york-1942. Accessed November 2, 2026.