Thomas J. Dodd Prize
in International Justice and Human Rights

Bronze Bust of Thomas J. Dodd

We are indebted to sculptor Norman Legassie for the creation of the bust of Thomas J. Dodd that stands in the entry of the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. Miniature copies of the bust were cast and each recipient of the Dodd Prize receives one as part of the awarding of the Prize.

About the Sculptor

Mr. Legassie began his sculpture career at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut, and served as a faculty member there from 1983 to 1988, teaching portrait and figure sculpture.

In addition to the bust of Senator Dodd, Mr. Legassie created the seven-foot bronze figure of an American construction worker in 1993 that serves as a memorial to the victims of the 1987 L'Ambiance Plaza building collapse in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Other principal works include a portrait bust of George W. Crawford, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander, on view at teh Prince Hall Freemasonry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a bronze figure of the American playwright Eugene O'Neill as a child, located at City Pier, New London, Connecticut, and a portrait bust of Susanne K. Langer, American philosopher and author, located at teh Charles E. Shain Library at Connecticut College in New London. Other portraits and sculptures are in public, private and corporate collections.

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