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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Jennewein, C. Paul,     Kreis, Henry,     Donnelly, John,     Zantzinger, Borie and Medary,     Allegory -- Civic     Allegory -- Civic     Allegory -- Civic     Allegory -- Quality     Allegory -- Quality     Allegory -- Quality     Relief     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Sculpture

Department of Justice Building: Law and Order Relief, (sculpture). Artist:  Jennewein, C. Paul, 1890-1978, sculptor. Kreis, Henry, 1899-1963, assistant. Donnelly, John, 1867-1947, carver. Zantzinger, Borie and Medary, architectural firm. Title:  Department of Justice Building: Law and Order Relief, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Law and Order Door, (sculpture). Dates:  1934-1935. Installed 1935. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: limestone. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. H. 6 ft. W. 10 ft. Inscription:  (Across top of relief:) LEGE ATQUE ORDINE OMNIA FIUNT Description:  Relief panel depicting five Neoclassical figures with an inscription in Latin meaning "BY LAW AND ORDER ALL IS ACCOMPLISHED" running across the top. The central nude male figure symbolizing Opportunity rests his hands on one of the Doric columns that flank him. The columns represent Uprightness and Faith in the Future. The laurel tree and oak tree that grow behind the columns symbolize Military and Civil Valor. Opportunity is flanked by two female figures representing Peace and Prosperity. Two nude male figures stand at each end symbolizing Law and Order. Law, on the left, holds a sword and parchment. Order, on the right, holds a staff around which the snake of Wisdom is coiled. Subject:  Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Allegory -- Civic -- Law Allegory -- Quality -- Faith Allegory -- Quality -- Harmony Allegory -- Quality -- Wealth Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of General Services, Washington, District of Columbia Located United States Department of Justice, 10th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Above Constitution Avenue entrance, Washington, District of Columbia 20530 Remarks:  Inscription on panel taken from Pliny's "Epistle" and means, "By law and order all is accomplished." References:  Tampa Museum of Art, 1980. Gurney, George, "Sculpture and the Federal Triangle," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 157-196. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 159. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 4.13. Illustration:  Image on file. Howarth, Shirley Reiff, "C. Paul Jennewein: Sculptor," Florida: Tampa Museum of Art, 1980, pg. 112. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, D-15. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 4.13. 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 65020096   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 65020096 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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