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The marble lions guarding the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts Fifth Avenue Branch are one of the most iconic images of the city. Originally named Leo Astor and Leo Lenox, after The New York Public Library founders John Jacob Astor and James Lenox, During the 1930s, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia named them Patience and Fortitude, for the qualities he felt New Yorkers needed to survive the Great Depression depression. These names have stuck over the decades the test of time: Patience still guards the south side of the Library's entrance (first photo above pictured in the 1940s) with Fortitude (second photo in a snow storm, 1940s) on the north side. Tap to purchase a high-resolution fine-art print. #nypl #sculpture #42ndstreet #laguardia #beauxarts #nyc #midtown #nychistory #nyhistory #newyorkpubliclibrary #nycarchitecture #nyplion #bryantpark #architecfture #skyline #skyscraper #newyorkcity #nycphoto #PatienceandFortitude #urbanism #nycurbansim #hilaryandthelions (at New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxS_H8YHawf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vo45cyu4cs65

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Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White taking a photo atop the Chrysler Building gargoyles in 1930. Bourke had her photo studio in the Chrysler Building. The eagle gargoyles were designed to resemble an actual Chrysler hood ornament. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tap to purchase a fine-art print from our website. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ chryslerbuilding #artdeco #artdecoarchitecture #architecturalornament #gargoyle #gargoylehunters #nyc #midtown #empirestatebuilding #chrysler #nyc #urbanism #nychistory #margaretbourke #architecturalphotography #modernism #manhattan #skyscraper #skline #urbex #brooklyn #grandcentral #nycurbansim (at Chrysler Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt6m_abnvcQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bboc1kzf3j1h