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600 California
Architectural panels by Lee Lawrie, originally made for Pennsylvania’s Education Building and later installed in San Francisco.
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600 California
San Francisco, California
The flanking pair of reliefs were designed and executed by Lee O. Lawrie about 1930–31. Originally commissioned for the Education Building for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Capitol Park, Harrisburg, the panels adorned a hand-operated elevator.
The left panel represents Exploration, Literature, Architecture and Drama. The right panel depicts Religion, Physical Labor, Sculpture and Music. In 1990, the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco placed the panels at 600 California.
600 California · San Francisco
Lawrie relief panels
The silvery plaque identifies all eight figures: Exploration, Literature, Architecture and Drama at left; Religion, Physical Labor, Sculpture and Music at right.
