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Bunting, George W.,
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Other
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Frankfort
Sculpture
Justice and Progress, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bunting, George W., 1829-1901, architect.
Title:
Justice and Progress, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Courthouse Ladies, (sculpture).
Dates:
1882 (?).
Digital Reference:
Dimensions:
6 figures. Kneeling figures: approx. 6 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft.; Standing figures: approx. 10 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Two identical figures of Justice portrayed as full-length, standing women draped in classical robes and holding swords in their proper right hands. Their proper left hands are extended and once held scales. The figures of Justice stand above the west and east entrances of the Clinton County Courthouse. At the four corners of the roof are figures of Progress, depicted as kneeling women garbed in classical robes, each with one hand held to her breast and the other hand holding a large cog wheel at her side. The figures of Progress on the northeast and southwest corners are identical, and are the mirror images of those on the northwest and southeast corners.
Subject:
Allegory -- Quality -- Justice
Allegory -- Other -- Progress
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Frankfort
Sculpture
Owner:
Clinton County, County Commissioners, Courthouse Square, Clinton County Courthouse, Frankfort, Indiana 46041
Remarks:
These figures were installed when the Clinton County Courthouse was built in 1882. The architect of the Courthouse was George W. Bunting. Shotguns have been fired at the figures many times in attempts to kill pigeons, and the damage inflicted has been repaired with putty. Photograph on file with IAS shows only one of the figures of Progress.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Pitts, Jon, "Magnificent 92," N.p., n.d., pg. 31.
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 IN000268
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000268
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