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Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Architect:
Fulton, J. Charles  Search this
Medium:
Painted metal, possibly hammered copper
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Doddridge County Doddridge County Commission 118 East Court Street, Room 102 West Union West Virginia 26456
Located Doddridge County Courthouse Main & Court Streets Front gable facade West Union West Virginia 26456
Date:
1899-1903
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992.
Thrash, Mary, "West Virginia Courthouses: a pictorial history," Clarksburg, WV, c. 1984.
Image on file.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
An allegorical female figure of Justice. She wears a flowing classical style dress which falls to her ankles and is tied with a rope-style belt. The fabric of her dress is thin and delicate. She is blindfolded. In her proper left hand she holds a set of scales above her head. In her proper right hand, she grasps the handle of a sword, the point of which rests on the plinth near her proper right foot. Her proper left leg is slightly bent and her proper left foot projects slightly beyond the edge of the plinth. Her dress is painted a pastel green, the scales and rope belt are painted gold, and the flesh areas are painted white. She stands atop a truncated column, in the center third-floor exterior gable of the courthouse.
Topic:
Allegory--Quality--Justice  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Object--Tool--Scale  Search this
Control number:
IAS WV000063
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_310909