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

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Art Deco Elevator Doors

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

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Art Deco Elevator Doors

600 California · San Francisco

These decorative bronze doors, originally made for Pennsylvania’s Education Building, are now installed at 600 California in San Francisco.

600 California · San Francisco

Lawrie relief panels

Photograph of Relief panels in the author’s collection, from Lee Lawrie’s 600 California · San Francisco collection. — Relief panels in the author’s collection

Photograph of Drama, from Lee Lawrie’s 600 California · San Francisco collection. — Drama

Photograph of Key to symbolism, The silvery plaque identifies all eight figures: Exploration, Literature, Architecture and Drama at left; Religion, Physical Labor, Sculpture and Music at right., from Lee Lawrie’s 600 California · San Francisco collection. — Key to symbolism
The silvery plaque identifies all eight figures: Exploration, Literature, Architecture and Drama at left; Religion, Physical Labor, Sculpture and Music at right.

Photograph of Left door, from Lee Lawrie’s 600 California · San Francisco collection. — Left door

Photograph of Lineman and Drama, from Lee Lawrie’s 600 California · San Francisco collection. — Lineman and Drama

Photograph of Right door, from Lee Lawrie’s 600 California · San Francisco collection. — Right door

Photograph of Right door, alternate photograph, from Lee Lawrie’s 600 California · San Francisco collection. — Right door, alternate photograph

Photograph of Teacher, from Lee Lawrie’s 600 California · San Francisco collection. — Teacher