Their creators were brothers Michael (1908–1988) and Walter Lantz (1899–1994). The National Sculpture Society awards the Walter and Michael Lantz Prize each year. The sculpture—In 1938, Michael Lantz—from New Rochelle, New York—won the competition to design two sculptures for the Apex Building, home of the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. The widely publicized “Apex Competition” was… Continue reading What do this sculpture and Woody Woodpecker have in common?