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48” x 72” (acrylic on canvas)
The date is October, 1934. The place is Rockefeller Center where a reception is being held for the completion of Diego Rivera’s mural: "Man at the Crossroads." The guests have arrived and include local and national politicians, people in the arts and celebraties. Shown from left to right - back row: John Rockefeller, Jr., George Gershwin, Ella Fitzgerald, Jerome Kern, Babe Ruth, Fred Astaire,, Alan Campbell, Eleanor Roosevelt, St. Clair McKelway, Russell Maloney, James Thurber, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frida Kahlo, Abby Rockefeller, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Diego Rivera. Left to right - front row: Duke Ellington, Groucho Marx, Wolcott Gibbs, Frank Case, and Dorothy Parker. The painting is of an imaginary scene. In fact, the actual mural was never completed or viewed by the public. Rothacker's painting was created between May 5 and September 6, 2012. Price of painting on request. Click to view video of “Man at the Crossroads.” |
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Limited edition, artist-signed, titled and numbered gicleé prints of “Man at the Crossroads” are available for $100 plus tax and shipping.
Image is printed with fade resistant inks on archival stock - 22" x 17" |
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