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Bronze Atlas sculpture carrying a celestial armillary at the Fifth Avenue entrance to Rockefeller Center.

The archive

The works

A growing visual catalogue of civic, sacred, memorial and landmark sculpture.

Photograph of The Rockefeller Center. Atlas and the surrounding Art Deco programme remain among Lawrie’s most recognized works.Landmark

The Rockefeller Center

Atlas and the surrounding Art Deco programme remain among Lawrie’s most recognized works.

Photograph of The John Adams Building of the Library of Congress. Owls, acanthus ornament and richly detailed Art Deco interiors created for the Library of Congress.Civic

The John Adams Building of the Library of Congress

Owls, acanthus ornament and richly detailed Art Deco interiors created for the Library of Congress.

Photograph of Louisiana State Capitol. The tower and entrance programme in Baton Rouge, where Lawrie’s sculptural language gives public architecture a ceremonial scale.Civic

Louisiana State Capitol

The tower and entrance programme in Baton Rouge, where Lawrie’s sculptural language gives public architecture a ceremonial scale.

Photograph of Nebraska State Capitol. Lee Lawrie’s largest commission: a vast sculptural programme integrated into Bertram Goodhue’s Nebraska State Capitol.Civic

Nebraska State Capitol

Lee Lawrie’s largest commission: a vast sculptural programme integrated into Bertram Goodhue’s Nebraska State Capitol.

Photograph of “The Red Man’s Tree of Life”. Doors leading to the former House Chamber, now known as the Warner Chamber, at the Nebraska State Capitol.Nebraska State Capitol Interior

“The Red Man’s Tree of Life”

Doors leading to the former House Chamber, now known as the Warner Chamber, at the Nebraska State Capitol.

Photograph of Civilization and the Sphinxes. The monumental entrance sculpture at Los Angeles Central Library, a defining collaboration of art, architecture and learning.Civic

Civilization and the Sphinxes

The monumental entrance sculpture at Los Angeles Central Library, a defining collaboration of art, architecture and learning.

Photograph of Civilization’s Great Thinkers. A sequence of figures that places intellectual history directly on the face of a public building.Civic

Civilization’s Great Thinkers

A sequence of figures that places intellectual history directly on the face of a public building.

Photograph of Art Deco Elevator Doors. Decorative bronze doors from the Pennsylvania Education Building, showing Lawrie’s attention to every architectural scale.Civic

Art Deco Elevator Doors

Decorative bronze doors from the Pennsylvania Education Building, showing Lawrie’s attention to every architectural scale.

Photograph of Ramsey County Courthouse and City Hall. A 1933 American Architect feature on Lee Lawrie’s work for St. Paul’s civic landmark.Civic

Ramsey County Courthouse and City Hall

A 1933 American Architect feature on Lee Lawrie’s work for St. Paul’s civic landmark.

Photograph of Pennsylvania Education Building. A Harrisburg civic building whose doors, grates and architectural details reveal Lawrie’s range in bronze ornament.Civic

Pennsylvania Education Building

A Harrisburg civic building whose doors, grates and architectural details reveal Lawrie’s range in bronze ornament.

Photograph of Pennsylvania’s Natural Resources. A stitched panorama of the sculpture behind the Commonwealth’s Finance Building in Harrisburg.Civic

Pennsylvania’s Natural Resources

A stitched panorama of the sculpture behind the Commonwealth’s Finance Building in Harrisburg.

Photograph of National Academy of Sciences. Exterior figures and interior details made for Bertram Goodhue’s Washington landmark.Civic

National Academy of Sciences

Exterior figures and interior details made for Bertram Goodhue’s Washington landmark.

Photograph of Los Angeles Central Public Library. A rich visual programme for one of Los Angeles’s most distinctive public buildings.Civic

Los Angeles Central Public Library

A rich visual programme for one of Los Angeles’s most distinctive public buildings.

Photograph of Los Angeles Public Library: Exterior Elements & Details. Exterior elements and architectural details at the Los Angeles Public Library.Civic

Los Angeles Public Library: Exterior Elements & Details

Exterior elements and architectural details at the Los Angeles Public Library.

Photograph of Deborah Cook Sayles Public Library. An early sculptural programme for Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson’s Pawtucket library.Civic

Deborah Cook Sayles Public Library

An early sculptural programme for Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson’s Pawtucket library.

Photograph of The Ages of Man. Childhood, youth, maturity and old age, conceived with Hartley Burr Alexander for Nebraska’s Great Hall.Civic

The Ages of Man

Childhood, youth, maturity and old age, conceived with Hartley Burr Alexander for Nebraska’s Great Hall.

Photograph of Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu. Canoe builders and seiners created for Bank of Hawaii, and the complicated history of their commission.Commercial

Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu

Canoe builders and seiners created for Bank of Hawaii, and the complicated history of their commission.

Photograph of Kansas City War Memorial Competition. A period rendering of Bertram G. Goodhue’s competitive design for the Kansas City War Memorial.Memorial

Kansas City War Memorial Competition

A period rendering of Bertram G. Goodhue’s competitive design for the Kansas City War Memorial.

Photograph of Gettysburg Civil War Memorials. The Pennsylvania State Monument at Gettysburg, with General Meade and General Reynolds by Lee Lawrie.Memorial

Gettysburg Civil War Memorials

The Pennsylvania State Monument at Gettysburg, with General Meade and General Reynolds by Lee Lawrie.

Photograph of Eternal Light Peace Memorial. Gettysburg’s 1938 peace memorial, dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.Memorial

Eternal Light Peace Memorial

Gettysburg’s 1938 peace memorial, dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Photograph of First Baptist Church War Memorial, Pittsburgh. A church memorial that carries the emotional weight of the Great War into an intimate architectural setting.Memorial

First Baptist Church War Memorial, Pittsburgh

A church memorial that carries the emotional weight of the Great War into an intimate architectural setting.

Photograph of Pasadena World War I Memorial. A 1923 Pasadena memorial at Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove, signed by Bertram Goodhue and Lee Lawrie.Memorial

Pasadena World War I Memorial

A 1923 Pasadena memorial at Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove, signed by Bertram Goodhue and Lee Lawrie.

Photograph of Proposed War Memorial, St. Paul’s School. Concord, New Hampshire.Memorial

Proposed War Memorial, St. Paul’s School

Concord, New Hampshire.

Photograph of St. Thomas World War I Memorial. Vivid memorial sculpture at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Manhattan.Memorial

St. Thomas World War I Memorial

Vivid memorial sculpture at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Manhattan.

Photograph of WWII Brittany American Cemetery. A World War II cemetery and memorial in the rolling farm country of Brittany, France.Memorial

WWII Brittany American Cemetery

A World War II cemetery and memorial in the rolling farm country of Brittany, France.

Photograph of St. Thomas Episcopal, Fifth Avenue. Sculpture for one of New York’s major Gothic-revival churches.Sacred

St. Thomas Episcopal, Fifth Avenue

Sculpture for one of New York’s major Gothic-revival churches.

Photograph of Church of the Heavenly Rest. Architectural sculpture shaped for worship, reflection and ceremonial procession.Sacred

Church of the Heavenly Rest

Architectural sculpture shaped for worship, reflection and ceremonial procession.

Photograph of Benson Memorial Doorway. Benson Memorial Doorway, Brooklyn, NY.Sacred

Benson Memorial Doorway

Benson Memorial Doorway, Brooklyn, NY.

Photograph of George Washington as a Churchman. A 1947 statue by Lee Lawrie presented to Washington Cathedral.Sacred

George Washington as a Churchman

A 1947 statue by Lee Lawrie presented to Washington Cathedral.

Photograph of Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. A late religious commission by Lee Lawrie for the Sacred Heart entrance in Washington, D.C.Sacred

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

A late religious commission by Lee Lawrie for the Sacred Heart entrance in Washington, D.C.

Photograph of Wilbur Wright at Christ Church Cranbrook. One of the “Dawn Men” at Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.Sacred

Wilbur Wright at Christ Church Cranbrook

One of the “Dawn Men” at Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Photograph of Santiago Apóstol. A powerful figure of Saint James, patron saint of Spain.Sacred

Santiago Apóstol

A powerful figure of Saint James, patron saint of Spain.

Photograph of Atlas. Atlas at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, created by Lee Lawrie with René Chambellan.The Rockefeller Center

Atlas

Atlas at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, created by Lee Lawrie with René Chambellan.

Photograph of The Seers of Knowledge. The figures on the Los Angeles Public Library Tower rise over the city as an extraordinary lesson in sculptural storytelling.Landmark

The Seers of Knowledge

The figures on the Los Angeles Public Library Tower rise over the city as an extraordinary lesson in sculptural storytelling.

Photograph of The Legendary Scribes of History. Bronze doors and glass panels at the Library of Congress John Adams Building trace the history of the written word.Landmark

The Legendary Scribes of History

Bronze doors and glass panels at the Library of Congress John Adams Building trace the history of the written word.

Photograph of Sterling Memorial Library at Yale. A university library where Lawrie’s sculpture becomes part of the institution’s daily intellectual life.Yale

Sterling Memorial Library at Yale

A university library where Lawrie’s sculpture becomes part of the institution’s daily intellectual life.

Photograph of Harkness Memorial Quadrangle. Sculpture and architectural detail for Yale’s Harkness Memorial Quadrangle.Yale

Harkness Memorial Quadrangle

Sculpture and architectural detail for Yale’s Harkness Memorial Quadrangle.

Photograph of Harkness Tower. Yale’s carillon tower, designed by James Gamble Rogers circa 1930, with figures created by Lee Lawrie.Yale

Harkness Tower

Yale’s carillon tower, designed by James Gamble Rogers circa 1930, with figures created by Lee Lawrie.

Photograph of Rhode Island School of Design. Bas-relief panels that bring Lawrie’s allegorical precision to Providence.Landmark

Rhode Island School of Design

Bas-relief panels that bring Lawrie’s allegorical precision to Providence.

Photograph of Fidelity Mutual Life Building. The former Philadelphia building now known as the Perelman Building.Commercial

Fidelity Mutual Life Building

The former Philadelphia building now known as the Perelman Building.

Photograph of Dime Savings Bank, Brooklyn. “Morning and Evening” and the refined sculptural vocabulary of early twentieth-century New York.Landmark

Dime Savings Bank, Brooklyn

“Morning and Evening” and the refined sculptural vocabulary of early twentieth-century New York.

Photograph of The 1933 Chicago Century of Progress Exposition. Lawrie’s work at a defining American exposition.Landmark

The 1933 Chicago Century of Progress Exposition

Lawrie’s work at a defining American exposition.

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

Louisiana Purchase Exposition

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

Photograph of United States Military Academy at West Point. From 1903 to 1910, Lee Lawrie worked with Bertram Goodhue on military academy buildings, from Thayer Hall to the cadet barracks.Landmark

United States Military Academy at West Point

From 1903 to 1910, Lee Lawrie worked with Bertram Goodhue on military academy buildings, from Thayer Hall to the cadet barracks.

Photograph of Father McIncrow Memorial Statue, 1897. Lee Lawrie’s early life-sized bronze memorial to Father James P. McIncrow in Amsterdam, New York.Archive

Father McIncrow Memorial Statue, 1897

Lee Lawrie’s early life-sized bronze memorial to Father James P. McIncrow in Amsterdam, New York.

Photograph of 600 California. Architectural panels by Lee Lawrie, originally made for Pennsylvania’s Education Building and later installed in San Francisco.Archive

600 California

Architectural panels by Lee Lawrie, originally made for Pennsylvania’s Education Building and later installed in San Francisco.

Photograph of Water and Light. A Lawrie relief beside Washington’s Municipal Police Station, with its earlier setting preserved in an antique postcard.Archive

Water and Light

A Lawrie relief beside Washington’s Municipal Police Station, with its earlier setting preserved in an antique postcard.

Photograph of The Torch of Knowledge. The Light of Learning, framed here as a monumental public symbol.Archive

The Torch of Knowledge

The Light of Learning, framed here as a monumental public symbol.

Photograph of Lawrie’s Eagles. A survey of eagles created for civic, educational and memorial settings.Archive

Lawrie’s Eagles

A survey of eagles created for civic, educational and memorial settings.

Photograph of Tomb of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. A memorial to Lawrie’s long-time architectural collaborator at the Church of the Intercession in New York.Archive

Tomb of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue

A memorial to Lawrie’s long-time architectural collaborator at the Church of the Intercession in New York.

Photograph of Harkness Mausoleum. A major funerary commission at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.Archive

Harkness Mausoleum

A major funerary commission at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.

Photograph of Andrew Dickson White Sarcophagus. A sarcophagus for Professor Andrew Dickson White, a co-founder of Cornell University.Archive

Andrew Dickson White Sarcophagus

A sarcophagus for Professor Andrew Dickson White, a co-founder of Cornell University.

Photograph of Myron Taylor Hall Mural. A mural at Cornell University Law School depicting Henry II of England sending out his itinerant judges.Cornell

Myron Taylor Hall Mural

A mural at Cornell University Law School depicting Henry II of England sending out his itinerant judges.

Photograph of Isidor and Ida Straus Cenotaph. A memorial at Woodlawn Cemetery carrying a deeply personal American story.Archive

Isidor and Ida Straus Cenotaph

A memorial at Woodlawn Cemetery carrying a deeply personal American story.

Photograph of The World Is My Book. The sculpted lintel above the Children’s Court at the Los Angeles Public Library.Archive

The World Is My Book

The sculpted lintel above the Children’s Court at the Los Angeles Public Library.

Photograph of LAPL Children’s Court. A detailed gallery of the mythological and storybook programme at the Los Angeles Public Library.Archive

LAPL Children’s Court

A detailed gallery of the mythological and storybook programme at the Los Angeles Public Library.

Photograph of Printers’ Tunnel at LAPL. An architectural passage within the Los Angeles Public Library’s sculptural programme.Archive

Printers’ Tunnel at LAPL

An architectural passage within the Los Angeles Public Library’s sculptural programme.

Photograph of Parade of Scientists. Figures from the history of science on the National Academy of Sciences Building.Archive

Parade of Scientists

Figures from the history of science on the National Academy of Sciences Building.

Photograph of National Academy of Sciences Building, Interior. Fireplaces, locks, lamps, gates and sculpture made integral to the building itself.Archive

National Academy of Sciences Building, Interior

Fireplaces, locks, lamps, gates and sculpture made integral to the building itself.

Photograph of Door Grates for the Education Building. Bronze door grates made for Harrisburg’s former Education Building.Archive

Door Grates for the Education Building

Bronze door grates made for Harrisburg’s former Education Building.

Photograph of Caltech. The lost sculptural programme of Throop Hall, its reflecting pool and the High Volts building at the California Institute of Technology.Extinctions

Caltech

The lost sculptural programme of Throop Hall, its reflecting pool and the High Volts building at the California Institute of Technology.

Photograph of Wichita. The 1935 Wichita Art Museum and the original architectural setting of its sculptural programme.Extinctions

Wichita

The 1935 Wichita Art Museum and the original architectural setting of its sculptural programme.