Peace and Vigilance

Peace and Vigilance

During the construction of the 1874 Federal Customs House and Post Office (now the Old Post Office), French was commissioned to execute a sculptural group for the front pediment. The architect called for a sculpture at the base of a quadrangular dome five stories...
Obelisk

Obelisk

The large polished steel obelisk, which is part of Southwestern Bell Corporation’s extensive art collection, anchors the corner directly across from Richard Serra’s Twain. The contrast between the two is complete in both content and form:...
Nijinski Hare

Nijinski Hare

The statue Nijinski Hare marries Flanagan’s ever-present hare motif found in many of his bronzes (in the 1980s, he “perceived the image of a hare unveiling itself” before him and has used it since) with a playful and unique interpretation of Vaslav...