Selected works Roger Morigi

lachesis relief panel (1935), lampstand, u.s. supreme court building.



lege atque ordine omnia fiunt architrave (1935), c. paul jennewein, sculptor, robert f. kennedy department of justice building.



trylon of freedom (1954), c. paul jennewein, sculptor, e. barrett prettyman federal courthouse.



christ in majesty (1967-72), walker hancock, sculptor, jerusalem altar, washington national cathedral.


washington, d.c. federal buildings

united states supreme court building

2 lampstands (marble, 1935), carved john donnelly company.

8 relief panels, carved morigi.


moses (marble, 1935), adolph a. weinman, sculptor, morigi, carver. part of courtroom s great lawmakers of history frieze.

u.s. department of agriculture administration building

shepherd , flock

department of commerce building

foreign , domestic commerce pediment (limestone, 1934), james earle fraser, sculptor, carved john donnelly company.

department of post office building

transmission of mail day , night relief panels (limestone, 1932-34), adolph a. weinman, sculptor, anthony de francisci, modeler, carved john donnelly company.

day, male figure flying beside eagle
night, female figure flying beside owl


the spirit of progress , civilization pediment (limestone, 1934), adolph a. weinman, sculptor, carved john donnelly company.

department of labor building

abundance , industry pediment (limestone, 1935), sherry fry, sculptor
commerce , communication pediment (limestone, 1935), wheeler williams, sculptor.

robert f. kennedy department of justice building

lege atque ordine omnia fiunt architrave (limestone, 1935), c. paul jennewein, sculptor, william kapp, bruno mankowski, roger morini & otto thieleman, carvers.
the 4 elements: earth, air, water, fire (limestone, 1933-36), c. paul jennewein, sculptor, morigi, carver (with bruno mankowski & william kapp).

e. barrett prettyman federal courthouse

trylon of freedom (limestone, 1954), c. paul jennewein, sculptor, morigi, carver, vincent tonelli, contractor. 3 sides of freestanding column represent 3 branches of federal government.
the 4 freedoms: religion, speech, assembly, press (marble, year), 4 half-life-sized allegorical figures.

washington national cathedral

south portal:

the last supper tympanum (limestone, 1953-59), heinz warneke, sculptor, morigi, carver (with edward h. ratti).
the road emmaus frieze (limestone, 1953-59), heinz warneke, sculptor, morigi, carver (with edward h. ratti).
saint alban (limestone, 1959-61), trumeau figure, heinz warneke, sculptor, morigi, carver.
the nature of christ archivolt – 44 angels (limestone, 1966-71), modeled & carved morigi (with frank zic).


saints of nations:

saint andrew of scotland (limestone, 1956), wilson bay, marian brackenridge, sculptor, morigi, carver.
john calvin (limestone, 1956), wilson bay, marian brackenridge, sculptor, morigi, carver.
saint joan of arc (limestone, 1957), mellon bay, marian brackenridge, sculptor, morigi, carver.
saint patrick of ireland (limestone, 1959), mellon bay, marian brackenridge, sculptor, morigi, carver.
saint francis of assisi (limestone, 1959), humanitarian bay, marian brackenridge, sculptor, morigi, carver.
saint stephen of hungary (limestone, 1960), carl l. bush, sculptor, morigi, carver.
saint olaf of norway (limestone, 1962), humanitarian bay, stinius fredriksen, sculptor, morigi, carver.
saint teresa of avila (limestone, 1964), n.c.a. bay, joseph coletti, sculptor, morigi, carver.
ulrich zwingli (limestone, 1965), lee-jackson bay, walker hancock, sculptor, morigi, carver.
isabella thoburn (limestone, 1966), n.c.a. bay, marian brackenridge, sculptor, morigi, carver.
martin luther (limestone, 1967), lee-jackson bay, walker hancock, sculptor, morigi, carver.
saint margaret of scotland (limestone, year), churchill porch, william mcvey, sculptor, morigi, carver.
jan hus of bohemia (limestone, year), william mcvey, sculptor, morigi, carver.
saint olga of kiev (limestone, year), william mcvey, sculptor, morigi, carver.
saint birgitta of sweden (limestone, year), dulin bay, morigi, carver.
soren kierkegaard (limestone, year), dulin bay, morigi, carver.
saint junípero serra (limestone, year), white bay, morigi, carver.


christ shepherd altarpiece (limestone, 1957), shepherd chapel, walker hancock, sculptor, morigi, carver.
christ in majesty (limestone, 1967-72), on high altar, walker hancock, sculptor, morigi, carver (with frank zic).
george washington tympanum (limestone, year), washington bay, lee lawrie, sculptor, morigi, carver. depicts washington farmer , soldier.
adam (limestone, 1974-78), trumeau figure, west portal, frederick hart, sculptor, morigi, carver. last piece morigi carved cathedral. hart s famous tympanum, ex nihilo (carved vincent palumbo), directly above it.