• Sculpture of the week

    Sculpture of the week Nov 12, 2019

    Art Deco Chanin Building Panel D10 “Enlightenment” Original design by Rene Paul Chambellan, smaller scaled reproduction modelled by Randall SIZE: Nominal 21″ high by 17″ wide WEIGHT:Approx 30-35# HISTORY of the building The 56 story tall Chanin Building is a brick and terra-cotta skyscraper located at 122 East 42nd Street, at the corner of Lexington Avenue, in Manhattan. Built by Irwin S. Chanin in 1929 It was designed by Sloan & Robertson in the Art Deco style, with the assistance of Chanin’s own architect Jacques Delamarre, and it incorporates architectural sculpture by noted sculptor Rene Paul Chambellan. In the lobbies, eight bronze reliefs designed by Rene Paul Chambellan are inset…