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(Greene County Courthouse Frieze), (sculpture). Artist:  A. P. Lomband Company, fabricator. Beardsley, William J., architect. Peter Keeler Building Company, contractor. Title:  (Greene County Courthouse Frieze), (sculpture). Dates:  1909. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Ohio sandstone. Dimensions:  Approx. W. 36 ft. Description:  The pediment frieze over the entrance of a courthouse depicts the advancement of civilization under the law and features a central female figure representing Justice, or Victory, flanked by ten historical and allegorical male figures. The male figures from left to right represent: Righteousness, Numa Pompilius, Justinian I, Pampimian, Cicero, (Justice or Victory), Force, Paris, Solomon, Moses, and Demosthenes. The female figure is seated on a throne and holds a staff in her proper left hand and a book in her proper right hand. Many of the male figures hold either a book, a scroll, documents, or a tablet. Subject:  Figure group Portrait male -- Cicero, Marcullus Tullius -- Full length Portrait male -- Justinian -- Full Length Portrait male -- Numa Pompilius -- Full length Portrait male -- Demosthenes -- Full length Portrait male -- Pampinian -- Full length Mythology -- Classical -- Paris Religion -- Old Testament -- Solomon Religion -- Old Testament -- Moses Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Allegory -- Other -- Progress Allegory -- Quality -- Fortitude Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Ethnic -- Roman Ethnic -- Hebrew Ethnic -- Greek Occupation -- Education -- Orator Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat Occupation -- Education -- Philosopher Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Occupation -- Law -- Jurist Occupation -- Writer Object -- Furniture -- Chair Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object -- Written Matter -- Book Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Dress -- Accessory -- Cane Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Catskill Pediment Relief Sculpture Owner:  Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Above main entrance, Catskill, New York 12414 Remarks:  The pediment frieze was supplied by the A. P. Lomband Company. The courthouse cost about $180,000 to build and was erected by a resolution of the Greene County Board of Supervisors. The courthouse plaque reads: Erected 1908-1909/William J. Beardsley, Architect/Peter Keeler Building Company, Builder. IAS files contain excerpts from: "Dear Old Greene County," Catskill, NY, 1915, pg. 63-65, 72-73; and "The Green County Court House, Its Diamond Jubilee, 1910-1985." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY000919   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000919 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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