dieser beitrag wurde verfasst in: englisch (eng/en)
künstler: Frank Brangwyn
titel: Man’s search for eternal truth through Christ’s teachings
jahr: 1930–33
+: Tempera on coarse canvas, 4 panels, 518x762 cm
«John D. Rockefeller Jr desired a unified scheme of art and decoration for the Center's buildings which would somehow suggest a mixture of munificence, economic democracy, the glories of American civilization, intellect and spirituality. JDR was a member of the school of good taste and mediocrity in art, but his son Nelson was a collector of modern art and at his suggestion artists of international standing were approached to decorate the prestigious RCA concourse. The men who would have provided good propaganda, Matisse and Picasso, refused point blank (much to the amazement of the delegates who naively assumed that money would by anything). However José Maria Sert took little persuasion and Diego Rivera was in accord until he learnt that Matisse and Picasso had withdrawn at which point the anachic artist, source of future problems, had to be tempted back into the fold. Todd and Raymond Hood, who dominated the design team, visited Brangwyn in person in the autumn of 1932 and the artist, untrouble by artistic hierarchy, enthusiastically embraced the commission.» (Artmonsky et al., 2013, p. 219)