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The Sphere (officially Große Kugelkaryatide N.Y., also known as Sphere at Plaza Fountain, WTC Sphere or Koenig Sphere) is a monumental cast bronze sculpture by German artist Fritz Koenig (1924–2017).
Fritz Koenig (20 June 1924 – 22 February 2017) was a German sculptor, considered one of the most important international German sculptors of the 20th century. [ 1 ] Koenig's main work and most famous work is The Sphere .
Koenig, Fritz, 1924-2017 , sculptor Yamasaki, Minoru, 1912-1986 , architect Date Created/Published: [1976] Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; sheet 13 x 10 cm (4 x 5 format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ds-14443 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
Encircled by a spiral stairway between the LeMeridien San Francisco and the Old Federal Reserve Bank Building on Commercial Street is a bronze sphere with black etchings, an untitled work by German artist Fritz Koenig. The work is similar in spirit to the artist's sculpture, The Sphere, at the World Trade Center. It is listed in the Smithsonian ...
The Sphere, September 2018. The Sphere, a large cast bronze sculpture by German artist Fritz Koenig, had stood in Austin J. Tobin Plaza between the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan. Recovered from the rubble after the September 11 attacks in 2001, whole but visibly damaged, The Sphere was re-erected in Battery Park, near the Hope Garden. [13]
At the center of the plaza stood the monumental sculpture The Sphere by German artist Fritz Koenig. The world's largest bronze sculpture of modern times was surrounded by a fountain. The site had other sculptures such as Ideogram, Cloud Fortress, and the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing Memorial fountain. [117]
The Sphere, the monumental and world's largest cast bronze sculpture of modern times created by German artist Fritz Koenig stood between the twin towers on the Austin J. Tobin Plaza of the World Trade Center in New York City from 1971 until the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The artefact, weighing more than 20 tons, was the only ...
Alfred Keller (sculptor) Luise Kimme; Fritz Klimsch; Max Klinger; Imi Knoebel; Fritz Koelle; Fritz Koenig; Georg Kolbe; Käthe Kollwitz; Karsten Konrad; Harry Kramer (German artist) Gerda Kratz; August Kraus; Magdalene Kreßner; Norbert Kricke; Emil Krieger; Lubo Kristek; Pit Kroke; Max Kruse (sculptor) Erich Kuhn; Fritz Kühn; Wilhelm Kunst ...