LEE LAWRIE ARCHIVE
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A life in architecture

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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1897

Photograph of Father McIncrow Memorial Statue. Lawrie’s first independent sculptural commission: a life-sized bronze memorial to Father James P. McIncrow in Amsterdam, New York.

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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1904

Photograph of Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Lawrie’s South Dakota figure for the Colonnade of States at the St. Louis World’s Fair.

Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Lawrie’s South Dakota figure for the Colonnade of States at the St. Louis World’s Fair.

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1910

Photograph of Benson Memorial Doorway. An early architectural doorway commission in Brooklyn, showing Lawrie’s command of sculpture as an entrance and threshold.

Benson Memorial Doorway

An early architectural doorway commission in Brooklyn, showing Lawrie’s command of sculpture as an entrance and threshold.

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1924

Photograph of Parade of Scientists. A procession of scientific figures for the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington.

Parade of Scientists

A procession of scientific figures for the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington.

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1926

Photograph of Nebraska State Capitol. Lawrie’s most extensive architectural programme, made with Bertram Goodhue for the Nebraska State Capitol.

Nebraska State Capitol

Lawrie’s most extensive architectural programme, made with Bertram Goodhue for the Nebraska State Capitol.

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1927

Photograph of Los Angeles Central Public Library. A major civic programme in which sculpture, learning and public architecture are inseparable.

Los Angeles Central Public Library

A major civic programme in which sculpture, learning and public architecture are inseparable.

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1929

Photograph of Tomb of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. A memorial to Lawrie’s longtime collaborator, uniting portraiture, architecture and artistic aspiration.

Tomb of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue

A memorial to Lawrie’s longtime collaborator, uniting portraiture, architecture and artistic aspiration.

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1930–31

Photograph of 600 California. Relief panels originally made for the Pennsylvania Education Building and later installed in San Francisco.

600 California

Relief panels originally made for the Pennsylvania Education Building and later installed in San Francisco.

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1933

Photograph of Chicago Century of Progress. Lawrie’s work at the defining Chicago exposition of the machine age.

Chicago Century of Progress

Lawrie’s work at the defining Chicago exposition of the machine age.

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1935

Photograph of Wichita Art Museum. An Art Deco sculptural programme made for the original Wichita Art Museum building.

Wichita Art Museum

An Art Deco sculptural programme made for the original Wichita Art Museum building.

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1938

Photograph of Eternal Light Peace Memorial. Gettysburg’s peace memorial, dedicated in the presence of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Eternal Light Peace Memorial

Gettysburg’s peace memorial, dedicated in the presence of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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1939

Photograph of John Adams Building. Owls, ornament and remarkable Art Deco interiors for the Library of Congress.

John Adams Building

Owls, ornament and remarkable Art Deco interiors for the Library of Congress.

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1947

Photograph of George Washington as a Churchman. A Washington Cathedral sculpture that presents Washington in a quiet moment before worship.

George Washington as a Churchman

A Washington Cathedral sculpture that presents Washington in a quiet moment before worship.

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