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Pediment for the New York County Courthouse, (sculpture). Artist:  Allen, Frederick Warren, 1888-1961, sculptor. Lowell, Guy, 1870-1927, architect. Title:  Pediment for the New York County Courthouse, (sculpture). Other Titles:  New York County Courthouse Pedimental Sculpture, (sculpture). Dates:  1924. Dedicated 1927. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite. Dimensions:  Pediment: approx. H. 10 ft. W. 140 ft.; Central Figure (Law): approx. H. 13 ft. Description:  Fourteen pediment figures: female figure of Justice (center), male figure of Courage (on her right), and male figure of Wisdom, (on her left). Courage holds sword of justice and a shield as protection against the forces of evil, represented by three figures to his right. Wisdom is represented by a winged female figure lending Justice the torch of wisdom. To her left are three figures representing forces of light, including figure of Philosophy, a figure who bears the robes of Authority, and a youthful figure bearing garlands. At either end of the pediment there is a group guarding the Record of the Law. On top of the pediment is a figure of Law represented by a male figure dressed in Roman robes. He holds a book in his proper left hand and his proper right hand rests on a fasces, the Roman symbol of authority. A bald eagle is by his proper left foot. On top of the right end of the pediment is the figure of Truth represented by a female figure who holds a bouquet of flowers in her proper left hand. On top of the left end of the pediment is the figure of Equity represented by a female figure who holds a book in her proper right hand and a small disc in her proper left hand. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Civic -- Law Allegory -- Quality -- Truth Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Allegory -- Quality -- Fortitude Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Allegory -- Quality -- Vice Allegory -- Quality -- Authority Object Type:  Pediment Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of General Services, One Centre Street, New York, New York 10007 Located New York County Courthouse, 60 Centre Street, New York, New York References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 56. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Art Digest, February 1, 1927, pg. 9. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, p. 56. 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 76008796   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76008796 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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