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The artist

About Lee Lawrie

Lee Lawrie’s long career carried him from Chicago studio work to major public commissions across the United States. This archive follows the artist, the buildings and the ideas that shaped his work.

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Biographical documents

Records from Lawrie’s early life

Photograph of Original birth certificate of Max Leo Hugo Belling, later known as Lee Lawrie, written in High German in an antique script, from Lee Lawrie’s Biographical documents collection. — Original birth certificate of Max Leo Hugo Belling, later known as Lee Lawrie, written in High German in an antique script

Photograph of Biographical sketch from the Library of Congress archives, from Lee Lawrie’s Biographical documents collection. — Biographical sketch from the Library of Congress archives

Photograph of Published biographical sketch of Lee Lawrie, from Lee Lawrie’s Biographical documents collection. — Published biographical sketch of Lee Lawrie

Photograph of Apprenticeship record, from Lee Lawrie’s Biographical documents collection. — Apprenticeship record

Lee Lawrie résumé letter dated May 23, 1932 — Lee Lawrie résumé, 1932
In 1932, at the heart of the Great Depression, work for artists was very scarce.