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A painter from DC 9 refurbishes a statue at Rockefeller Center in 1974 Click image to enlarge 

A painter from DC 9 refurbishes a statue at Rockefeller Center in 1974
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 9, Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives NYU [NP 131]

Regilding Prometheus, 1974: Before Click image to enlarge 

Regilding Prometheus, 1974: Before
Photo by Al-Ben Ness. Painters Distinct Council 9, Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, NYU

Prometheus, 1974: After Click image to enlarge 

Prometheus, 1974: After
Photo by Al-Ben Ness. Painters Distinct Council 9, Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, NYU

A painter from DC 9 refurbishes a statue at Rockefeller Center in 1974

James Johnson of Local 129, International United Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, prepares the bronze base of the Rockefeller Center statue of Prometheus for regilding.

Regilding Prometheus, 1974: Before

In 1974, a special project at Rockefeller Center restored the gilt finish on the 18-foot high, 8-ton bronze statue of Prometheus. Here Nick Santyllo from Local 1011 and Joseph Innamorata, Local 874, prepare the bronze statue for gilding.

Prometheus, 1974: After

Prometheus in place at the Rockefeller Center Skating Rink after refurbishing.