Rocket Thrower — Attraction in New York

My family and I have passed through this nice statue and that there were many people walking there because it was a nice day. Also, the Rocket Thrower stands 43 feet (13 meters) high and depicts an athletic and God-like man launching, with his right hand, a small sphere into the sky which leaves an arcing trail of flames behind. His left hand is raised skyward and reaches for a swirl of stars which encircle the path of the rocket. Rocket Thrower's left leg strains and crouches with his left foot planted on an arched perch. His right leg extends out fluidly. On the front of the perch (facing the Unisphere) are three distinct stars arranged in an angled line across its...

One of the most interesting areas of the whole site. The sculptor was reviled for the 'monstrosity' when it was first revealed at the 1964 Worlds fair by contemporary art critics, in this century it endured potential loss of an arm and was rebuilt, but most importantly, the art has outlasted the critics. The flaming ball surrounded by stars is poised to land an eon away on the globe a fountains length away and foretells a possible destruction of civilization by a...

A pretty nice statue, at the middle of a long walkway better the unisphere and the fountain. You’ve got a man contorted up to the sky with a rod...