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Law and Justice (2 panels), (sculpture). Artist:  De Lue, Donald, 1897-1988, sculptor. Sternfeld, Harry, architect. Title:  Law and Justice (2 panels), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Moses the Lawgiver, (sculpture). Law, (sculpture). Justice, (sculpture). Dates:  1940. Installed 1940-1941. Medium:  Reliefs: granite. Dimensions:  2 reliefs. Each relief: approx. H. 9 ft. W. 15 ft. Inscription:  (On each relief near lower edge:) DONALD DE LUE signed Description:  Two allegorical reliefs, one depicting Law and one depicting Justice, are installed on the facade of the William Penn Annex. Law is a relief of Moses seated with his proper right arm resting on a column adorned with a ring of stars. A symbolic eagle and two thunderbolts are in the background of the relief. Justice is a relief of a seated female figure holding a flaming lantern instead of the traditional scales of justice. A symbolic eagle is in the background of the relief. Subject:  Allegory -- Civic -- Law Figure female -- Nude Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Religion -- Old Testament -- Moses Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of General Services, Washington, District of Columbia Located United States Post Office and Court House, William Penn Annex, 9th & Chestnut streets, south facade, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  These reliefs were created as part of the Works Progress Administration. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 246. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 246. Note:  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. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 76009527   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76009527 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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