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New York development led by John Jr.; location of the Rivera mural controversy.
Location
site · 40.7590°, -73.9780°
- Rockefeller Center (18 mentions)
- Fifth Avenue (9 mentions)
- Metropolitan Square (2 mentions)
- RCA Building (2 mentions)
- Elgin Botanical Gardens (1 mentions)
- Radio City (1 mentions)
- Radio City Music Hall (1 mentions)
- West Fifty-fourth (1 mentions)
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Documented relationships
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. — developed — Rockefeller Center.
Evidence: Ch. 35, ¶20
Nelson Rockefeller — leased space and became president — Rockefeller Center.
Evidence: Ch. 35, ¶20
Diego Rivera — commissioned to paint a mural for — Rockefeller Center.
Evidence: Ch. 35, ¶19
In the book
Ch. 13, ¶8 Ch. 33, ¶43 Ch. 33, ¶53 Ch. 34, ¶28 Ch. 35, ¶14 Ch. 35, ¶16 Ch. 35, ¶17 Ch. 35, ¶18 Ch. 35, ¶19 Ch. 35, ¶20 Ch. 35, ¶21
Shared passages
A shared paragraph is a reading connection, not proof of a historical relationship. Entries link to the first shared source paragraph.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. · 10 shared paragraphs · Ch. 13, ¶8
John D. Rockefeller, Sr. · 7 shared paragraphs · Ch. 13, ¶8
Nelson Rockefeller · 5 shared paragraphs · Ch. 34, ¶28
New York · 3 shared paragraphs · Ch. 13, ¶8
Museum of Modern Art · 2 shared paragraphs · Ch. 13, ¶8
Manhattan · 2 shared paragraphs · Ch. 13, ¶8
West Fifty-fourth Street · 2 shared paragraphs · Ch. 13, ¶8
Theodore Roosevelt · 2 shared paragraphs · Ch. 33, ¶43
Williamsburg · 2 shared paragraphs · Ch. 33, ¶43
Virginia · 2 shared paragraphs · Ch. 33, ¶43
26 Broadway · 2 shared paragraphs · Ch. 34, ¶28
John Todd · 2 shared paragraphs · Ch. 35, ¶16
All 59 shared-passage connections
Automatic suggestions
Unverified verb connections; read the source before interpreting them as facts.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. · supervise · Rockefeller Center · Ch. 35, ¶17
Print index
Rockefeller Center — 648, 658, 667-70