19-JUN-2011
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According to Wikipedia, "... some critics were reminded of Benito Mussolini, while James Montgomery Flagg suggested that it looked as Mussolini thought he looked; the international character of Streamline Moderne, embraced by Fascism as well as corporate democracy, did not find favor during the Second World War."
27-MAR-2011
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In 1937 Lee Lawrie's 45 foot tall sculpture, Atlas, supporting an armillary sphere was unveiled on Fifth Avenue at Rockefeller Center.