LEE LAWRIE ARCHIVE
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Photograph representing Details, Details. The functional works that bring Lawrie’s imagination to the everyday experience of architecture: chandeliers, doors, lamps and grilles.

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Details, Details

The functional works that bring Lawrie’s imagination to the everyday experience of architecture: chandeliers, doors, lamps and grilles.

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 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 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 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 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 Hesper and Phosphor. An early Hesper maquette beside the finished, more stylised north-façade figure.Details, Details

Hesper and Phosphor

An early Hesper maquette beside the finished, more stylised north-façade figure.

Photograph of Medals. A selection of commemorative medals that brings Lee Lawrie’s sculpture to an intimate scale.Details, Details

Medals

A selection of commemorative medals that brings Lee Lawrie’s sculpture to an intimate scale.

Photograph of The American Bison. Prairie Deco animals carved as civic symbols at the Nebraska State Capitol.Details, Details

The American Bison

Prairie Deco animals carved as civic symbols at the Nebraska State Capitol.

Photograph of Nebraska Capitol Handrail Finials. Bronze ram’s-head and decorative handrail finials at the Nebraska State Capitol.Details, Details

Nebraska Capitol Handrail Finials

Bronze ram’s-head and decorative handrail finials at the Nebraska State Capitol.