Eternal Light Peace Memorial [model]. [1939]

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Eternal Light Peace Memorial [model]. [1939]

Souvenir model of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial after the original by architect Paul Philippe Cret and sculptor Lee Lawrie in Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in the form of bookends.

1 pair of bookends : painted cast iron ; 14 x 13 x 7 cm.

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Hoffman Collection

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Lawrie, Lee, 1877-1963

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Sculptor. Full name: Lee Oskar Lawrie. From the description of Lee Lawrie papers, 1908-1990 (bulk 1920-1963). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980144 German-born American sculptor specializing in architectural sculpture. Among his many works are the State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska, The Atlas at Rockefeller Center, New York and Harkness Memorial Tower at Yale. From the description of Lee Lawrie letters to Will Owen Jones [manuscript], 1925 Mar, May, and July. (...

Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945

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Paul Philippe Cret (1876-1945) was born in Lyon, France. EĢcole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1903. Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and architect in Philadelphia, 1903-1937. Major works include Indianapolis Public Library, 1914-1917; Delaware River Bridge, Philadelphia, 1920-1926; Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, 1928-1932; Federal Reserve Board Building, Washington, 1935-1937. From the description of Pan American Union Building, Washington, D.C. : presentation, development an...