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  • Krehbiel, Albert H.,
     
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    Law Promotes - Truth and Purity, (painting).
    Artist: 
    Krehbiel, Albert H., 1873-1945, painter.
    Title: 
    Law Promotes - Truth and Purity, (painting).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1909.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Oil on canvas.
    Description: 
    One of four murals on the south wall of the Supreme Court that illustrates the "Function of Law."
    Subject: 
    Figure group
    Allegory -- Civic -- Law
    Object Type: 
    Mural
    Painting
    Owner: 
    Illinois Supreme Court Building, 2nd & Capitol, Supreme Court, south wall, Springfield, Illinois 62706
    Remarks: 
    "Krehbiel entered a competition in 1907 to design and paint the eleven walls and two ceiling murals for the Supreme and Appellate Court Rooms in Springfield, Illinois. A total of twenty-two designs were submitted by some of the best artists throughout the United States. The Jury of Awards was unanimous in granting the commission to Krehbiel."
    References: 
    Ryan, Donald T., Jr., Mr. & Mrs., 2001.
    Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (Spring 1984).
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (Spring 1984).
    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: 
    IAP 74700005
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