Lee Lawrie
Known as the dean of architectural sculptors, lee lawrie created some of the most visually stunning sculpture in the 20th century.
his career spanned the gaslight era to the space age. he only stopped working to die.
Noted author Jeff Kanipe offers his take on the Prairie Deco:
"Lee Lawrie's Prairie Deco is truly a Herculean effort at celebrating the work of an artist whose life, unfortunately, has fallen into unjustified obscurity. Lawrie's art is suitably exalted with stunning photographs, cogent descriptions of his works, and a clean, uncluttered layout, the latter being a quality I especially appreciate. Some art books tend to be too wordy and fail to let the art speak for itself. This is thankfully not an issue here. Prairie Deco not only elevates Lawrie to his rightful status as an innovative, bold-stroke artist, but also fills in a huge gap in twentieth century art history."
3-15-09: News!
Paul Nelson's new article added about Lawrie's work in St. Paul.
NEW: Soldiers and Sailor's Memorial Brige, Harrisburg, PA.
Fantastic Art Deco honoring WWI Americans. Unique Militaristic Motifs, picturing ships, torpedos, U-Boats, grenades and more.
Even more news:
The elevator doors shown in this picture were originally at the Education building in Harrisburg, PA. Moved sometime after the 1970s I understand. These are the first photos I've seen of the actual doors.
