The New York Public Library Lion 2 Canvas Print

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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.
Called New York's most lovable public sculptures by architecture critic Paul Goldberger, the Lions have witnessed countless parades and been adorned with holly wreaths during the winter holidays and magnificent floral wreaths in springtime. They have been bedecked in top hats, graduation caps, Mets and Yankee caps, and more. They have been photographed alongside countless tourists, replicated as bookends, caricatured in cartoons, and illustrated in numerous children's books. One even served as the hiding place for the cowardly lion in the motion picture The Wiz.
Their nicknames have changed over the decades. First they were called Leo Astor and Leo Lenox, after The New Yo...

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