1897
Father McIncrow Memorial Statue
Lawrie’s first independent sculptural commission: a life-sized bronze memorial to Father James P. McIncrow in Amsterdam, New York.
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Major works, in time
Follow a selection of Lee Lawrie’s major commissions from early work to his later public sculpture.
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1904
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Lawrie’s South Dakota figure for the Colonnade of States at the St. Louis World’s Fair.
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Benson Memorial Doorway
An early architectural doorway commission in Brooklyn, showing Lawrie’s command of sculpture as an entrance and threshold.
Explore the work1924
Parade of Scientists
A procession of scientific figures for the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington.
Explore the work1926
Nebraska State Capitol
Lawrie’s most extensive architectural programme, made with Bertram Goodhue for the Nebraska State Capitol.
Explore the work1927
Los Angeles Central Public Library
A major civic programme in which sculpture, learning and public architecture are inseparable.
Explore the work1929
Tomb of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
A memorial to Lawrie’s longtime collaborator, uniting portraiture, architecture and artistic aspiration.
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600 California
Relief panels originally made for the Pennsylvania Education Building and later installed in San Francisco.
Explore the work1933
Chicago Century of Progress
Lawrie’s work at the defining Chicago exposition of the machine age.
Explore the work1935
Wichita Art Museum
An Art Deco sculptural programme made for the original Wichita Art Museum building.
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Eternal Light Peace Memorial
Gettysburg’s peace memorial, dedicated in the presence of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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John Adams Building
Owls, ornament and remarkable Art Deco interiors for the Library of Congress.
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George Washington as a Churchman
A Washington Cathedral sculpture that presents Washington in a quiet moment before worship.
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