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Statues at the 1939 New York World's Fair
Government Zone

"Celestial Sphere"


Sculpture by: Paul Manship


Celestial Sphere
"Celestial Sphere" - (NYPL 1654123)
Photo Courtesy of The New York Public Library.
www.nypl.org


By Paul Manship. It is a replica of The Woodrow Wilson Memorial at Geneva, Switzerland, also sculpted by Manship. The original is on the grounds of the Palais des Nations, part of the current United Nations (formerly League of Nations) Headquarters there, and it has appeared on the stamp, UN Geneva 153 and UX10 postal card. Located in the Court of States in front of the Arizona Pavilion.


Celestial Sphere
"Celestial Sphere" Photo L001 - from the private collection of Dr. William R. Hanson


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