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In the News (Sun 20 Dec 09)

  
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Lee Lawrie was born in Rixdorf, Germany, in 1877, and came to America with his family at the age of six.
Lawrie's figures are engaged with the building, not separate and free standing, their form coming from the stone, buttresses and pylons of the building face.
Lee Lawrie's statue is modeled after the traditional method of hand sowing grain for planting, and is a symbol of the importance of Agriculture to the development of civilization.
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 Walt Lockley
Lawrie is responsible for three major well-placed pieces, and another eleven minor pieces here and there.
Lawrie worked under Goodhue on at least six or seven buildings and developed into the world champion integrator of human figures into stonework, which is not an easy trick.
For years Lawrie had produced figural sculpture that was elaborately integrated into the shape of the structure, with humans growing out of pylonic masses for instance, and all of that integration is reduced, here, into one little witty interruption.
www.waltlockley.com /rockcenter/03leelawrie/leelawrie.htm   (360 words)

  
  Lee Lawrie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lee Oscar Lawrie (October 16, 1877 - January 23, 1963) was one of the United States' foremost architectural sculptors and a key figure in the American art scene preceding World War II.
Lawrie was born in Rixdorf, Germany, and came to the United States in 1882 as a young child, settling in Chicago.
Lawrie's collaborations with Goodhue are arguably the most highly developed example of architectural sculpture in American architectural history.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lee_Lawrie   (924 words)

  
 Wikipedia search result
Lee Oscar Lawrie (October 16, 1877 - January 23, 1963) was one of the United States' foremost architectural sculptors and a key figure in the American art scene preceding World War II.
Lawrie was born in Rixdorf, Germany, and came to the United States in 1882 as a young child, settling in Chicago.
It was Lawrie's collaborations with Ralph Adams Cram and Bertram Goodhue that brought him to the forefront of architectural sculptors in America.
feedbus.com /wikis/wikipedia.php?title=Lee_Lawrie   (983 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Sculptures > Courage
Thus Maryland sculptor Lee Lawrie, who was awarded a commission for panels to be mounted above the three entrance doors in the Chamber, was given latitude in his selection of subject matter.
Lawrie was born in Germany but moved to the United States shortly after his birth.
In addition, Lawrie modeled eight classical panels that were cast in plaster for installation in the East Room of the White House, as part of the Theodore Roosevelt renovation of the house in 1902.
www.senate.gov /artandhistory/art/artifact/Sculpture_25_00008.htm   (476 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Sport - Golf - Lawrie back on learning curve to kickstart his flagging career
Lee felt he started to improve when he was able to get his head round the whole thing.
If Lawrie can re-assemble his career as successfully as Westwood - the Englishman fell back to 75th on the Order of Merit after being No1, but bounced back to seventh last year and was Europe’s top scorer in the Ryder Cup - then the Scot will have little to complain about.
Speaking in Edinburgh, where she joined Paul Lawrie to launch the introductory game which Primary 5 pupils at more than 300 schools across Scotland will get the chance to play this year, Ferguson revealed how the home of golf was now attracting new visitors from Scandinavia to play in winter.
sport.scotsman.com /golf.cfm?id=198482005   (944 words)

  
 JS Online: Paul McGinley Wins Wales Open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Lawrie and Lee were tied with McGinley at 6-under-par after the delayed second round finished Saturday night.
Lawrie, the 1999 British Open champion was the first to be eliminated, three-putting from 35 feet on the second hole of the playoff.
McGinley, whose victory was his 3rd on the European Tour and his first since 1997, and Lee both bogeyed the hole on their third attempt and parred it on their fourth.
www.jsonline.com /golfplus/ap/aug01/ap-glf-wales-open081201.asp?format=print   (395 words)

  
 Wales Open 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Lee's tee shot bounced off the green into the rough behind the hole while McGinley found the sand for the second time in the playoff.
Lee, making the first playoff appearance of his career, and Lawrie reached the green off the tee at the first hole of sudden death.
Lawrie and Lee found the green but were left with long putts.
www.golftoday.co.uk /tours/2001/walesopen/round4report.html   (647 words)

  
 Wikipedia search result
Their work is central to the aesthetic power and social messages implicit in Goodhue's best work, creating evocative examples of American architecture parlante that suggest a future that never was.
Lawrie, Meiere, and "thematic consultant" Hartley Burr Alexander reassembled, in a way, for Rockefeller Center under architect Raymond Hood, who had also worked in Goodhue's office.
Goodhue died in New York City and, at his request, was buried at the building he considered his finest, the Church of the Intercession.
www.feedbus.com /wikis/wikipedia.php?title=Bertram_Grosvenor_Goodhue   (1064 words)

  
 McGinley prevails in three-man playoff - 08/13/01
Lawrie had been eliminated at the second hole of the playoff.
Lee's best chances to win came on the first and third holes, but he missed 10-foot (3 meter) birdie chances, lipping out at the third.
McGinley was bunkered but blasted out to one foot and holed for par, before Lee missed his putt from the fringe.
www.detnews.com /2001/golf/0108/13/sports-267810.htm   (402 words)

  
 The Art of Rockefeller Center | Diego Rivera | Lee Lawrie | Rockefeller Center
Lee Lawrie was one of the principal artists involved.
Some of the later sculptures, especially those of Michio Ihara and Isamu Noguchi make you wish the Rockefellers and their heirs and assigns had stopped while they were ahead, but the color photographs --- plus the fl-and-white shots of the original process of creation --- make this collection a dream.
And for this critic, the discovery of Lee Lawrie's fragrant blend of color, form, and contrast make it all worth it, with or without that pesky Lenin.
www.ralphmag.org /EA/rockefeller.html   (564 words)

  
 Lee Lawrie
In 1892 he had the change to work for many of the sculptors in Chicago construction the White City for the Columbian Exposition of 1893.
His work at the St Lois Exposition under Karl Bitter, the foremost architectural sculpture of the time, allowed Lawrie to further develop both his skills and his reputation as an architectural sculptor.
It was Lawrie’s collaborations with Ralph Adams Cram and Bertram Goodhue that brought him to the forefront of architectural sculptors in America.
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 CNNSI.com - Golf Plus - McGinley, Lawrie, Lee 1 clear of field at Wales Open - Saturday August 11, 2001 04:21 PM
They were joined in virtual darkness in mid-evening by Daren Lee of England, who birdied the 15th and 17th holes for a second successive 69.
Lawrie, 25 points thin the Ryder Cup table from which the top 10 qualify automatically, needs a charge to earn his place for next month's match against the Americans.
Lawrie, who has not won since the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie, said it felt good to be leading despite putting poorly.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /golf/news/2001/08/11/wales_open   (642 words)

  
 Tower Chimes
These were carved to the designs of Henry M. Congdon, a busy church architect whose New York firm presumably also designed and made the altar and reredos, the beautiful limestone paneling in the chancel with its credence shelf and seats for the bishop and other clergy, and the pulpit and lectern.
Lawrie’s best-known work is the two- ton bronze statue of Atlas holding up the heavens.
Lee Lawrie (1877-1962) was born in Rixdorf, Germany, coming to the U.S. at the age of six with his family.
www.christchurchnbrighton.org /tower_chimes/sept03/connection.htm   (505 words)

  
 The Virtual Museum of the Art of Lee Oskar Lawrie
Lee Oskar Lawrie (1877-1963) represents the finest spirit of an American success story--a German-American immigrant who started with humble beginnings and went on to show the nation his vision of history: of God and Country, carved in stone.
Best known for his image of Atlas at Rockefeller Center in New York City, Lawrie traveled the breadth and depth of the nation and was in great demand as America's foremost architectural sculptor in the first half of the 20th Century.
What is remarkable about Lawrie is that despite his ubiquitous works, he remains largely forgotten to the world.
www.bisonwerks.com /index.htm   (248 words)

  
 Scotland on Sunday - Sport - Life looking Rosie for Falkirk
Andy Lawrie scored the first and set up the second for the threatening Jason Lee in what amounted to an action replay of the pair’s contribution in last week’s win at Caley Thistle.
Falkirk were looking much more physically imposing with Lee, the former Nottingham Forest striker, showing classy touches and proving a particular handful in attack as he regains full fitness.
Lawrie picked out his man from the right and Lee leapt to glance home a downward header.
scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=1237092003   (568 words)

  
 Notts County MAD - Miscellaneous: Game of the season
It was a pulsating game from then on with Parkinson himself drawing Notts level latching onto a Lee knockdown for his first of the season.
Lee then hit the winner in the second half and Notts finished the job off with previously unseen sturdy defending.
The Saint's best efforts were foiled by a hard working and determined Notts outfit who were also playing some of their best football of the season.
www.nottscounty-mad.co.uk /news/loadfeat.asp?cid=EDW3&id=336002   (1330 words)

  
 Lee Lawrie
Lee Lawrie (1877-1962) was one of America's foremost architectural scupltors[?] and a key figure in the American art scene preceding World War II.
His work includes the details on the Capitol building in Lincoln, Nebraska and building details and the Atlas sculpture at New York City's Rockefeller Center.
The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/le/Lee_Lawrie.html   (68 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Sculptures > Patriotism
The piece was one of three sculptural panels designed for the Chamber by Maryland artist Lee Lawrie, who supervised their completion based on his models.
Lawrie, who was born in Germany but moved to the United States at a young age, executed more than 300 sculptural commissions in his lifetime.
Lawrie’s marble reliefs of Courage and Wisdom are also located in the Senate Chamber.
www.senate.gov /artandhistory/art/artifact/Sculpture_25_00009.htm   (220 words)

  
 Lee Lawrie -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Following the completion of the work at the Expo, Lawrie followed the other mostly East Coast artists back east and settled in as an assistant to (Click link for more info and facts about William Ordway Partridge) William Ordway Partridge.
It was Lawrie's collaborations with (Click link for more info and facts about Ralph Adams Cram) Ralph Adams Cram and (Click link for more info and facts about Bertram Goodhue) Bertram Goodhue that brought him to the forefront of architectural sculptors in America.
Paradoxically, Lawrie's most recognizable work is not architectural -- it's the freestanding Atlas statue on Fifth Avenue at (Click link for more info and facts about Rockefeller Center) Rockefeller Center in New York City.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/le/lee_lawrie.htm   (985 words)

  
 Lee Lawrie Online
Lee Lawrie at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. Whatsoever a Man Soweth, 1932
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All images and text on this Lee Lawrie page are copyright 2007 by John Malyon/Artcyclopedia, unless otherwise noted.
www.artcyclopedia.com /artists/lawrie_lee.html   (139 words)

  
 Lawrie Lawrie Malen ~ Tired Of You // Flash Blog Of Lawrie Malen, Inventor Of Hope, Author Of Justice, A   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Lawrie malen ~ tired of you // flash blog of lawrie malen, inventor of hope, author of justice, and the only man to have kicked godzilla in the balls and lived to tell the tale.
Lawrie Alexander is an Englishman who moved to the States in 1968, after a 4-year stint.
Lee Lawrie was born in Rixdorf, Germany, in 1877, and came to America with his family at the Goodhue and Lawrie had a vision of the exterior sculpture for the.
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 JS Online: Lawrie, McGinley, Lee Tied at Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
They were joined atop the leaderboard by Daren Lee of England, who birdied the 15th and 17th holes for a second successive 69.
But even with the second round completed, officials decided the tournament would be a 54-hole event with the third and final round on Sunday.
Lawrie, 25th in the Ryder Cup standings from which the top 10 qualify, needs a charge to earn a place in next month's match against the Americans.
www.jsonline.com /golfplus/ap/aug01/ap-glf-wales-open081101.asp?format=print   (227 words)

  
 Long Island Tercentenary Half Dollar
This no doubt eased the approval process, as the elder Weinman had recently served as the sculptor member of the Commission of Fine Arts, and he was familiar to his successor on the Commission, Lee Lawrie.
The secretary replied that a photograph of Weinman’s preliminary models should be sent to Lee Lawrie for his inspection prior to the next meeting of the full Commission.
Lawrie was generally quite satisfied with Weinman’s models, although a few minor changes were requested by the Commission before it gave final approval.
www.coinsite.com /content/commemoratives/LongIsland.asp   (1217 words)

  
 McGinley wins sudden death playoff in Wales - PGATOUR.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
McGinley got up and down from a greenside bunker for par on the 208-yard 12th hole, which the trio played until the match was decided.
McGinley, whose victory was his third on the European Tour and his first since 1997, and Lee both bogeyed the hole on their third attempt and parred it on their fourth.
McGinley was bunkered but blasted out to one foot and made par before Lee missed his putt from the fringe.
www.golfweb.com /u/ce/multi/0,1977,4186652,00.html   (466 words)

  
 Golf365.com - Home - Golf News, Live Golf Scores, Golf Tips, Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, John Deere Classic, ...
Lee Seon-Hwa is into the semi-finals of the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship.
Ernie Els and Paul Broadhurst made a mess of the sixth hole but were still in contention for the Open Championship after round 3.
Laura Davies suffered a disappointing defeat from Seon-Hwa Lee in today's third round of the HSBC Women's World Matchplay Championship.
www.golf365.com   (248 words)

  
 Historic Bok Sanctuary - History - The Tower
Lee Lawrie, a noted sculptor from New York, was engaged to design the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the Tower.
Although Medary's overall design is neo-Gothic in its conception, he, like Lawrie, was a man of the times.
Thus, Lawrie incorporated art-deco influences into the sculptural decoration of the tower.
www.boksanctuary.org /history/tower.html   (164 words)

  
 GolfandTravel.com
Lawrie and McGinley, the first round co-leaders, shot second round 71s for their spots
in first while Lee birdied the 15th and 17th holes for a consecutive 69 and his spot.
was eliminated on the 2nd hole and Lee shot a bogey on the 5th hole giving both men second place.
www.golfandtravel.com /Euro27a.htm   (293 words)

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