Why Study Lawrie?
Lawrie's primary themes were God and Country. His images reflect religious and civic values.
From the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. to the Peace Monument at Gettysburg, Lawrie's work serves to translate the values of our forefathers into stone images that teach us about the past and prepare us for the future.
Lawrie said that sculpture must be able to convey an idea or a concept in a single glimpse: his three dimensional pictures speak thousands of words. He notes that art on medieval cathedrals served to teach the Bible to societies where only the clerics were literate.
Doors to the House Chamber, Nebraska State Capitol Building (c. 1932)