Why Study Lawrie?
He was truly a genius of the visual arts. A person who could transform ethereal visions into the tangible, shapes in stone.
He was a pioneer of Art Deco Sculpture.
He gave a new meaning to the word "prolific." His career spanned more than 70 years: from the Gaslight Era to the Space Age.
Lawrie tells us that ancient and medieval art was largely public art; that art galleries never existed until the 17th or 18th Centuries.
In scores of cities across the United States, you can walk up to his art and view it as close as you can stand. Much of it you can even touch.
Lawrie worked in both the sacred and the secular art worlds, but the majority of his work is accessible to the public.
Most of his commissions were for either churches, or for civic buildings.
No other American Sculptor has created more patriotic or religious work than Lawrie.
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church