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(Knox County Courthouse Figures and Relief), (sculpture). Artist:  Barrot, Andrea, sculptor. Donatello, ca. 1386-1466, sculptor. (copy after) Muldoon Monument Company, fabricator. Title:  (Knox County Courthouse Figures and Relief), (sculpture). Dates:  1874. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figures: marble; Reliefs: limestone. Dimensions:  3 figures, 2 reliefs. Each figure: approx. 9 x 3 x 2 1/2 ft.; Each relief: approx. 3 ft. x 8 1/2 ft. x 5 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two relief panels flank the west entrance to a building. On the left is the relief "1792" which depicts a log fort, cross and a variation of the Indiana State Seal. On the right is a relief consisting of a collage of cannon, flag and eagle. Located in niches on the third story of the west side of the building are heroic figures. The figure on the left is a portrait of George Rogers Clark. He wears pioneer dress and holds his proper right arm across his chest. A tree stump stands to his proper left. The figure in the niche on the right is of a Union soldier. He wears a uniform and holds a rifle. Located on the south side of the building is the classical figure of Justice. She holds scales in her proper right hand and a sword over her proper left shoulder. The figure stands in a niche. Above the niche are reliefs of sheafs of wheat and scales of justice. Below the niche is an arch; a relief of a mustachioed male face is carved into the keystone of the arch. Subject:  Architecture -- Military -- Fort Emblem -- Cross Emblem -- Seal Object -- Other -- Flag Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Portrait male -- Clark, George Rogers -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Object -- Tool -- Scale Object -- Foliage -- Wheat Figure male -- Fragment -- Face Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Vincennes Relief Architectural component Copy Sculpture Owner:  Knox County Courthouse, Vincennes, Indiana 47591 Remarks:  The figures were sculpted by Barrot of Carrara, Italy. The figure of Justice is a copy after a work by Donatelli in the Vatican. The building was constructed in 1873 and the sculpture added in 1874. The building was remodeled in 1928 and restored in 1973. Above the right relief on the west side of the building is the name "M. Muldoon & Co., Louisville". IAS files contain copy of related Vincennes University correspondence. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 IN001119   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN001119 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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