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The Atlantida of Capitalism. The murals of Sert in the decorative programme of New York's Rockefeller Center

Publicated to:Communication & Society-Spain. 34 (2): 369-386 - 2021-01-01 34(2), DOI: 10.15581/003.34.2.369-386

Authors: Lzquierdo, Jorge Latorre; Gonzalez, Marcos Jimenez; Cannon, Clare Elizabeth

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Univ Distancia Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Mostoles, Spain - Author

Abstract

New York's Rockefeller Center is one of most symbolically rich places in the world, although few of its millions of visitors stop to reflect on what its images of power really mean. In the form of an Atlantean mythological allegory, Rockefeller Center was conceived as symbolic propaganda for capitalist, liberal values implicit in both the 'American Dream' and the ideology espoused by the Rockefeller family. It embodies the utopia of progress and science that promotes the freedom of the individual and the free movement of capital. Due to ideological clashes -or the vagaries of fate- the Catalan Jose Maria Sert was the artist to ultimately complete the most eloquent mural in the main building, a mural which had formerly been painted by Diego de Rivera, and entitled Man at the Crossroads. Sert was a muralist who had previously worked on the scenographic illustration of Manuel de Falla's Atkintida, capturing some of the motifs that inspired that great cantata based on poetic texts by jacint Verdaguer. That earlier work is reflected in the lobby of Rockefeller Center's main building. While Diego de Rivera's censored frescoes have been studied prolifically, little attention has been paid to Sert's paradoxical reading of the same subjects. In this article, we analyse the history of the Atlantean Mediterranean literary myth in relation to Spain, the use John D. Rockefeller jr. made of them in his emblematic urbanistic ensemble, and also the peculiar reading that the Catalan muralist made of these themes of Atlantis in relation to capitalism.

Keywords
Aesthetic ideologyAtlantisJose maria sertManuel de fallaMythologyRockefeller center

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Communication & Society-Spain according to the classification of the FECYT, it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, ha conseguido situarse en la zona del Primer Cuartil.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-04-26:

  • Scopus: 1
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-04-26:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 5.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 5 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 4.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author () and Last Author (Cannon, Clare Elizabeth).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been .