Leo Friedlander (July 6, 1888 – October 24, 1966) was an American sculptor, who created several prominent works.

Early life and education

At 12 years old, Friedlander studied at the Art Students League in New York City. In 1908, he traveled to Europe, where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Brussels and Paris, returning to work in New York City in 1911. The bridge was completed in 1932, while debate over the planned statues continued; the models were finalized in 1933, but the impact of the Great Depression, followed by WWII, meant that the statues were not cast until 1950, and erected in 1951.

In addition to large public works, Friedlander also created smaller pieces for private sale, such as his tall Female Warrior, designed , while still on his fellowship to the American Academy in Rome.

He took on commissions into his 70s, such as the Christ statue, at the entrance to Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., completed in 1960.

Academia and appointments

In 1936, Frielander was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full Academician in 1949.

Personal life

Friedlander was married to Rhoda Freda Lichter, for whom he sculpted a portrait in monumental marble portrait, Rhoda Freda Friedlander; the couple and had two children. He died in 1966, at age 78, in White Plains.

  • Memory, Virginia War Memorial, Richmond, VA (1956)
  • Christ statue, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C. (1960)

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  • Relief of angel, and the bronze doors with eight panels below it, on the memorial at Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Luxembourg (dedicated 1960)
  • Sculptured Clock, House of Representatives, Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
  • Bacchante, bronze statue, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Images

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File:Friedlander ArtsofWar.jpg|The Arts of War, Washington, D.C.

File:BasRelief1ORCapitol.jpg|Lewis and Clark, Salem, Oregon

File:BasRelief2ORCapitol.jpg|Covered Wagon, Salem, Oregon

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References

  • Short biography of Leo Friedlander