Rocket Thrower
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rocket-thrower-180-1449388
title:
Rocket Thrower
text:
Rocket Thrower is a 1963 bronze sculpture by American sculptor Donald De Lue. Created for the 1964 New York World's Fair, it is located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. De Lue was among a total of five sculptors who would create pieces for the fairground. He was contracted in 1962 for the amount of $105,000 with a deadline for completion of under six months. De Lue completed a full plaster model in 1963 at which time it was sent to Italy to be cast.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1963 bronze statue by Donald De Lue
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Thrower
date created:
2007-09-04T13:38:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T12:51:54Z
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13
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