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Jurisprudence, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Title:  Jurisprudence, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Justice, (sculpture). Dates:  1906. Dedicated 1911/ Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 7 1/2 x 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 11 ft. 7 in. x Diam. 21 ft. 9 in. Inscription:  D.C. FRENCH signed Description:  Sculpture consists of four allegorical figures installed on a semicircular base on the left side of the building. The central figure is a seated female figure of Justice dressed in a hooded cape and long robes. Her proper left foot rests on a stack of large books and her proper right arm rests upon her raised proper right knee. She holds a long tablet inscribed in Latin in her proper right hand. A large chain is wrapped around her throne. Seated below Justice, on her proper right, is a mother with her hands securely clasped around her naked baby boy to indicate protection of the family under the law. Kneeling below Justice, on her proper left, is a nude male figure of a felon with his bound hand raised up over his head. Subject:  Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Figure group -- Family -- Mother & Child Occupation -- Crime -- Criminal State of Being -- Emotion -- Love State of Being -- Other -- Imprisonment Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, 1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44199 Located Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, 201 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Remarks:  The Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse opened in 1910 and housed the U.S. Post Office, District Court, and Circuit Court. The building was originally know as the Old Federal Building and Post Office, but was renamed on May 27, 1998, in honor of U.S. Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Lybarger, Helen Baldwin, "A Survey of Public Monuments in Cleveland," Cleveland, OH: Early Settlers of Cleveland & the Western Reserve, 1979 (booklet). Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 21. United States General Service Administration, 1988. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 21. 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 76006054   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76006054 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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