Artist

Leo Friedlander

born New York City 1888-died White Plains, NY 1966
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Leo Friedlander standing in front of model for relief panel for Television, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0119041
Born
New York, New York, United States
Died
White Plains, New York, United States
Biography

Leo Friedlander exhibited drawings at the Art Students League in New York when he was only twelve years old. He worked as a modeler in an ornamental shop for many years, then studied in Brussels, Paris, and Rome before returning to New York. He is best known for his colossal public monuments, including the equestrian statues Valor and Sacrifice at Washington's Memorial Bridge, and the thirty-three-foot figures representing the "four freedoms" (speech, press, religion, and assembly) created for the 1939 New York World's Fair. He was president of the National Sculpture Society during the 1950s and often voiced his strong opinions on what qualified as fine art, describing one piece of abstract public sculpture in Los Angeles as a "metallic monstrosity."

Works by this artist (61 items)

James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and color of unknown origin, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.49
Untitled
Dateca. 1931-1977
found paper, soot, and color of unknown origin
On view
James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper and soot, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.48
Untitled
Dateca. 1931-1977
found paper and soot
On view
James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and color of unknown origin, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.46
Untitled
Dateca. 1931-1977
found paper, soot, and color of unknown origin
On view
James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper and soot, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.7
Untitled
Dateca. 1931-1977
found paper and soot
Not on view