TYRUS WONG:
CHINESE CELESTIAL DRAGON
Photo © Robin Dunitz
Date
1941
Location
United Savings Bank, exterior rear (originally a restaurant)
951 Broadway (between College and Bernard)
Chinatown
Media Notes
Nova Color acrylic (restorations), 12' x 12'
Description
In traditional Chinese culture seeing a dragon is a blessing. Here he is chasing a fireball, which represents the raw power and energy of the universe.
Restored in the 1970s and again in 1984 by Fu-Ding Cheng
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