The Friendship of France and the United States - New York City, NY - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This building is known as La Maison Francaise and is now used for commerical purposes. It's doorway has a magnificent 1934 gold-leaf relief sculpture described by the Smithsonian Inventory (visit link) thusly:
"The lower half of the panel consists of three female figures, representing Poetry, Beauty, and Elegance. On the upper half of the panel are two female figures, Paris at the proper right, holding a model of Notre Dame, and New York on the proper left."
The Inventory also adds this remark about the ribbon flowing around the Paris figure:
"Fluctuat nec mergitur" is the motto of Paris and it means "It is tossed by the waves but does not sink."

The artist, Alfred Janniot (1889 - 1969) was a French sculptor. Wikipedia (visit link) has a brief article about him which refers to this relief as "Paris and New York Joining Hands Above Figures of Poetry, Beauty and Elegance".

Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1934 Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: 610 Fifth Avenue New York City, NY USA Sculptors Name: Alfred Janniot

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