In the mid-1930s, the Italian tenants wanted some sculpture on the low buildings flanking Atlas that would express their current political ideology, and they were given a pair of reliefs by Attilio Piccirilli. One showed young men chasing a chariot and the other showed a man working... [Google Books black hole] ...accompanied by the fascist motto “Lavoro e Arte, Arte e Lavoro.” Eager to attract tenants, the Center’s management allowed this propaganda on its entrances, even though a celebration of fascism had little to do with Rockefeller’s ideal of laissez-faire capitalism in a democracy.