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Photograph representing Civic Buildings. Sculpture that gives democracy, education and public life a physical language.

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Civic Buildings

Sculpture that gives democracy, education and public life a physical language.

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 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.