Image: Atlantes by ((Karl Bitter)) - now in Indianapolis IN USA
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Description: Atlantes, by architectural sculptor Karl Bitter for the St. Paul Building, at 220 Broadway, New York City in 1898. Removed before bldg. demo in the 1950s, and installed on a reproduction of the façade of the building’s entry in Holliday Park, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. The Atlantes statues, called “the Races of Man” represented the African-American, Asian, and Caucasian races laboring together as they appeared to hold the NYC skyscraper on their backs.
Title: Atlantes by ((Karl Bitter)) - now in Indianapolis IN USA
Credit: Own work
Author: Karl Bitter
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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