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The GE Building:
Outside the front entrance of the GE Building, notice the limestone and glass decorations above the doorway. Carved by Lee Lawrie, they are among the most dramatic of all Rockefeller Center's outdoor artworks. The central figure represents Wisdom, who rules over man's knowledge and interprets the laws of nature. Inspired by a William Blake painting of Jehovah, Wisdom grasps a compass the points to the light and sound waves carved on the cast pyrex screen below. Made of 240 glass blocks, the screen is a technical and artistic masterpiece. Light and sound are represented again i the sculptural reliefs above the right and left doorways. The inscription above the central door is based on the biblical passage in Isaiah 33:6.
(The above was from the Rockefeller Center: Visitor's Guide & Walking Tour brochure) |