Leo Friedlander
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| Born | July 6, 1888 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 1966 (aged 78) |
| Known for | Sculpture |
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.[citation needed]
Public works
[edit]- 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
- 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
- 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
- Covered Wagon sculptural panels, Oregon State Capitol, Salem, OR (1934)
- Lewis and Clark sculptural panels, Oregon State Capitol, Salem, OR (1934)
- Roger Williams Statue, Prospect Terrace Park, Providence, RI (1939)
- 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
Images
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Valor sculpture, The Arts of War, Arlington Memorial Bridge, Washington, DC. -
Sacrifice sculpture, The Arts of War, Arlington Memorial Bridge, Washington, DC.
References
[edit]- ^ "Leo Friedlander, a Sculptor, Dies; Designer of Heroic Figures and Monuments Was 78". The New York Times. October 25, 1966. p. 45. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
Other reading
[edit]- "Two New York Sculptors Will Design Figures, Symbols of War and Peace, for Lincoln Bridge", The New York Times, February 6, 1930
- "New President Picked By Sculpture Society". The New York Times. January 14, 1954. p. 17. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- 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
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