tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779807043886482428.post5911922780540883052..comments2021-10-23T00:09:57.755-04:00Comments on Forgotten Delights: Gilded Gargoyles on American Radiator BuildingDianne Durantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09233249351090824531noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779807043886482428.post-82110998695264428752008-09-10T12:37:00.000-04:002008-09-10T12:37:00.000-04:00In re "Something mechanical, with a hammer"...He's...In re "Something mechanical, with a hammer"...<BR/><BR/>He's the same man as the following figure who is filling a mold with molten metal. In the first figure, he's packing sand into his sand-casting mold. See, the casting box and his hair are the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779807043886482428.post-74229897539708501692007-10-17T18:08:00.000-04:002007-10-17T18:08:00.000-04:00Those little gargoyles (or, er, let's call them fi...Those little gargoyles (or, er, let's call them figures) on the original 1924 Radiator Building can be traced back to Rene Paul Chambellan, who collaborated with Raymond Hood on all of his major buildings, and collaborated with Lawrie at Rockefeller Center. <BR/><BR/>'FEVER', though, that's really interesting. Wonder what the other ones say. And why FEVER. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06352077387260646577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779807043886482428.post-82303825650279996112007-08-04T10:47:00.000-04:002007-08-04T10:47:00.000-04:00I have always admired the romantic figures as you ...I have always admired the romantic figures as you show here, also those in Soviet propaganda art and other such pieces. I know, having worked with my hands that there is always mental process, even genius sometimes, behind great physical accomplishments. Any great production requires the raw material, the tools, and generally the physical input. The fitter person succeeds with greater ease than the unfit. So most of these works, or to that extent, display these attributes, even if unintended.<BR/><BR/>Socialist work generally has some idea of the worker as a cog in a great social machine. When forced, we know the consequence is less then it could be on many levels. However when cooperatively undertaken it is a beauty to behold. Each individual contributing his talent and taking pride in that contribution. When the individual stands alone with his own private work, then the sun radiates that all who share his values take notice.<BR/><BR/>I love the work you are doing Diane. Thank you."van Vliet" Art Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216116096897728955noreply@blogger.com