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Truth and Justice, (sculpture). Artist:  Bright, Barney, 1927- , sculptor. Petrucci, Fred, founder. Bright Foundry, founder. Title:  Truth and Justice, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spirit of Justice, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1972. Dedicated May 1, 1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 60 in. x W. 76 in.; Base: approx.: H. 38 in. Inscription:  B. Bright (On back of base:) SPIRIT/OF JUSTICE/AND THE HARMONY OF/TRUTH AND JUSTICE/SHALL BE IN PERFECT/BALANCE WITH THE SOUL OF MEN signed Description:  Prone figures of a nude man and woman, who appear to be levitating off their pedestal and balancing on each others' thighs. Subject:  Allegory -- Quality -- Truth Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Figure group -- Nude Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Real Estate Investments, 1519 26th Street, Santa Monica, California 90404 Located Legal Arts Building, 200 South Seventh Street, At entrance, Louisville, Kentucky Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by Downtown Development Corporation, builder of the Legal Arts Building. The artist's original title for the small scale model for this work was "Spirit of Justice." The work was cast by Barney Bright and Fred Petrucci (Detroit). IAS files contain copy of articles from Louisville Magazine, June 1985 and Highlands Messenger (Louisville, KY), Spring 1988. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, KY0055, 1989. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Altrusa Club of Louisville, "Cut, Cast, Carved," Louisville, KY: Chamber of Commerce, 1974. Illustration:  Image on file. Louisville Magazine, June 1985. 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 75005395   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75005395 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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