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American sculptor (1888–1966)
Leo Friedlander |
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Born | (1888-07-06)July 6, 1888
New York City |
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Died | October 24, 1966(1966-10-24) (aged 78) |
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Nationality |
American |
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Sculpture |
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Leo Friedlander (July 6, 1888 – October 24, 1966) was an American
sculptor, who has made several prominent works. Friedlander studied at the
Art Students League in
New York City, the
Ecole des Beaux Arts in
Brussels and
Paris, and the American Academy in
Rome. He was an assistant to the sculptor
Paul Manship and taught at the American Academy in
Rome and at
New York University, where he headed the sculpture department. He was also president of the
National Sculpture Society. In 1936, he was elected into the
National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full Academician in 1949.
Friedlander was married to Rhoda Lichter and had two children.
Public works
- Memory,
Virginia War Memorial,
Richmond, VA (1956)
- The central pediment at the
Museum of the City of New York (1930)
- Sculptures at Washington Memorial Arch,
Valley Forge National Historical Park
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Reliefs for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.
- Sculpted reliefs,
Jefferson County Courthouse,
Birmingham, Alabama (1931)
- Pylons, Social Science Building,
Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago (1932) 1933-34
- Reliefs (1939) on the
RCA Building at
Rockefeller Center
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The Arts of War sculptures, Sacrifice and Valor, flanking the
Arlington Memorial Bridge in
Washington, D.C. (dedicated 1951)
- Four Freedoms statues,
New York World's Fair (1940)
- American Military Cemetery, Hamm,
Luxembourg
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Covered Wagon sculptural panels,
Oregon State Capitol,
Salem, OR (1934)
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Lewis and Clark sculptural panels,
Oregon State Capitol,
Salem, OR (1934)
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Roger Williams Statue, Prospect Terrace Park,
Providence, RI (1939)
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Pioneer Woman Statue,
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX (1938)
- Sculptured Clock, House of Representatives, Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
- Bacchante, bronze statue,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
- "Harmony Creates Tranquility" bronze medal,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
References
- "Leo Friedlander, A Sculptor, Dies at 78," New York Times, October 25, 1966
- "Two New York Sculptors Will Design Figures, Symbols of War and Peace, for Lincoln Bridge", New York Times, February 6, 1930
- "New President Picked By Sculpture Society", New York Times, January 14, 1954
- Craven, Wayne, Sculpture in America, Thomas Y. Crowell Co, NY, NY 1968
- Goode, James M., The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, DC, Smithsonian Press, Washington, DC, 1974
Images
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