TOM HARDY

He created "The Presidential Seal" as it appeared in 1933 at FDR's first inaugural, and it appears in the first gallery room of the FDR Memorial.

The welded bronze sculptures of Tom Hardy are in his words "nature oriented" and "involve as subject matter many aspects of the natural world in semi-abstract expressions." Hardy feels special indebtedness to the world's prehistoric cave paintings for their sense of lively simplicity and movement, aspects which he embodies in his sculptures and drawings.

Mr. Hardy's major works are mainly found on the West Coast from the Federal Building in Juneau, Alaska to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. His works are also included in museum collections throughout the United States.

Tom Hardy was born in Redmond, Oregon in 1921.