Lee Lawrie
American sculptor (1877-1963) · Germany · On the map · Artists · Died at 85
Lee Oscar Lawrie was an American architectural sculptor and an important figure in the American sculpture scene preceding World War II. Over his long career of more than 300 commissions Lawrie's style evolved through Modern Gothic, to Beaux-Arts, Classicism, and, finally, into Moderne or Art Deco.
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Lawrie's Atlas in Rockefeller Center on Fifth Avenue in New York City, opposite St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Reredos of Saint Thomas Church, at Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street in New York City
Joseph Kiselewski sculpted this bust of his mentor Lee Lawrie.
Reliefs at the Deborah Cook Sayles Public Library
Lawrie's work at Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago, circa 1929
Wisdom, 30 Rockefeller Plaza
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About this person
Country
Germany
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1877 to 1963 · aged 85
