100TH ANNIVERSARY
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100TH ANNIVERSARY
STORY: 100TH ANNIVERSARY DATELINE: MAY 21, 2011 LENGTH: 0:01:52 INTRO The New York Public Library is turning 100-years-old on Friday, and the institution marks the event with a celebration full of LEGOs. PKG On Friday morning, two lions, built entirely out of the LEGO bricks, were unveiled in front of the New York Public Library to celebrate the life of Patience & Fortitude, the names of the two marble lions which sit outside the library's building. The two famous stone lions guarding the entrance were originally named Leo Astor and Leo Lenox, in honor of the library's founders. In the 1930s Mayor Fiorello La Guardia nicknamed them "Patience" and "Fortitude" for he felt that the citizens of New York would need to possess these qualities to see themselves through the Great Depression. The two LEGO Leos, built by LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya, are half the size of the actual sculptures - nearly six-feet-long and three-feet-wide. SOUNDBITE: NATHAN SAWAYA, LEGO ARTIST "It took three an Powered by www.newslook.com
The Video News Portal | May 21, 2011
