Reliefs on City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse, (sculpture).

Reliefs on City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse, (sculpture).

Lawrie, Lee Oskar, 1877-1963, sculptor.

Garrette, Andre, sculptor.

Holabird & Root, architectural firm.

Ellerbe Associates, architectural firm.

Reliefs on City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse, (sculpture).

1931. Dedicated Dec. 19, 1932.

Digital Reference:

Relief above door: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 16 ft.

(Incised on book:) EDUCATION (Incised on gear:) INDUSTRY (Incised under scales:) LAW AND ORDER (Incised on barrel:) COMMERCE (Incised on train:) TRANSPORTATION (Incised on wheat sheaf on ground:) AGRICULTURE (Incised on wheat sheaf in figure's hand:) ABUNDANCE

Reliefs on an Art Deco style building depicting figures in urban scenes, classical images and images representative of St. Paul and Ramsey County. The urban scene shows moving figures from all walks of life including a policeman, a mother, businessman, laborers and a newsboy. A crowned female figure in classical dress carries a book inscribed VOX POP ULI JUS CIV ILE, at the top of the building. Flanking the entrance are two classically garbed female figures. At left, the figure holds scales in her proper left hand and a scepter with entwined snakes in her proper right hand. Surrounding her are an urban skyline, two gears, a barrel on which rests an open book, with an anvil set in front. At right stands a female figure with flowing hair holding a scythe in her proper right hand and a sheaf in her proper left hand. She wears a dress and stands in front of a train on a trestle, pine trees and sheaves of wheat. A butter churn stands to her proper left. Square reliefs on the side of the building contain a crown and sword for the city of St. Paul, a washstand and scroll for Ramsey County and an eight-pointed star for the state of Minnesota. There are also scales for justice and pipes for peace.

Allegory -- Place -- St. Paul

Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress

Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education

Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry

Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Transportation

Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture

Allegory -- Civic -- Law

Allegory -- Quality -- Wealth

Allegory -- Quality -- Justice

Allegory -- Civic -- Peace

Architectural component

Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul

Coadministered by City of St. Paul, Office of the Mayor, 15 West Kellogg Boulevard, Suite 390, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

Coadministered by Ramsey County, Office of the County Manager, 15 West Kellogg Boulevard, Suite 250, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

Located St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse 4th Street between St. Peter & Wabasha, St. Paul, Minnesota

The reliefs were designed by Lee Lawrie and carved by Andre Garrett. IAS files contain a brochure from the Mayor's office, which gives history of the building, built between 1930 and 1932 under the supervision of architects Holabird & Root and Ellerbe Associates, Inc.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.

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