Channel Gardens of the Rockefeller Center

Description

Rockefeller Center Channel Gardens with a few people walking by and taking photographs. "Prometheus," the sculpture by Paul Manship is in the center background. A pool with the Rene Paul Chambellan "Fountainhead Figures" sculptures are in the center of the photograph. Flowers are planted in the boxes on each side of the pools.

Note

No date; likely 1953 or 1954Stamped on the back"PHOTO BY EDWARD RATCLIFFE." Typewritten note attached to back, "#1177 NEW YORK, N.Y. Each year Spring is heralded in Rockefeller Center with a colorful display of azaleas which appear in the Channel Gardens extending from Fifth Avenue to the Lower Plaza. In the distance the famous Prometheus Fountain and the display of United Nations flags may be seen at the entrance to the 70-story RCA Building."

Contributors

Photographer: Ratcliffe, Edward

Date Issued

1953 to 1954

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Group portraits

Member of

Ted Malone Collection

Publisher

Edward Ratcliffe

Time Period

Subject (Name)

Subject (Topical)

Subject (Geographic)

Rights

Copyright Not Evaluated

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0187

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections