at the time of brinley's death, many obituaries noted the decorative maps that he created for liberty memorial, in kansas city, missouri. these maps, painted in 1926, continue to be a permanent exhibit in memory hall of the national world war i museum, which is now part of the memorial site. brinley also created a mural for the brooklyn savings bank, for which he was awarded the gold medal of honor of the architectural league of new york. finally, he created the great terrestrial globe that sat in the lobby of the daily news building in new york city.