Tony Rosenthal

[2] Rosenthal was born August 9, 1914, in Highland Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

[5][1] Rosenthal received his first public art commission when he created A Nubian Slave for the Elgin Watch Company building at the 1939 World's Fair.

[6] Although Rosenthal's public art included five works in Manhattan, and numerous similar works in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Florida, Michigan, Connecticut, the artist remained elusive.

In The New York Times, art dealer Joseph K. Levene said of Rosenthal: "He reminds me of a character actor.

[7] Tony Rosenthal was best known for his large outdoor geometric abstract sculptures.