Beneath the Painted Surface
Laser scanning reveals beneath the New York State Pavilion’s paint.
Laser scanning reveals beneath the New York State Pavilion’s paint.
The Rocket Thrower sculpture is one of a handful of objects remaining in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park from the 1964/65 New York World’s Fair. Created by Donald De Lue, the bronze statue stands 43 feet high and is located along the Court of the Astronauts hurling a rocket toward the Unisphere.