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10.00" x 6.50"
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2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
15.50" x 12.00"
The Library Lions Framed Print
by JAMART Photography
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The Library Lions framed print by JAMART Photography. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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FAA1135
Bryant Park
New York City
2011
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, commonly known as the Main Branch, 42nd Street Library or... more
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Artist's Description
FAA1135
Bryant Park
New York City
2011
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, commonly known as the Main Branch, 42nd Street Library or the New York Public Library, is the flagship building in the New York Public Library system in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.
Patience and Fortitude, the world-renowned pair of marble lions that stand proudly before the majestic Beaux-Arts building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan, have captured the imagination and affection of New Yorkers and visitors from all over the world since the Library was dedicated on May 23, 1911.
Two famous stone lions guarding the entrance were sculpted by Edward Clark Potter. They were originally named Leo Astor and Leo Lenox, in honor of the library's founders. These names were transformed into Lady Astor and Lord Lenox (although both lions are male). In the 1930s they were nicknamed "Patience" and "Fortitude" by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. He chose these nam...
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