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On the Metals Building in the Production and Distribution Zone. The sculpture represents the fundamental idea of mankind's physical development through spiritual inspiration: Prometheus brings fire from Olympus: Vulcan transforming Man from hunting rover to settler by giving him a plowshare.

Prometheus and Man
"Prometheus and Man"  - (NYPL 1654307)
Photo Courtesy of The New York Public Library.
Vulcan and Man
"Vulcan and Man"  - (NYPL 1654085)
Photo Courtesy of The New York Public Library.

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