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    Justice, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Moore, Diana, 1946- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Justice, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1991.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: concrete; Base: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. x 8 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. W. 14 ft. x D. 16 ft. 6 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    D.K. MOORE 91 (Around outer edges of base:) WHEN JUSTICE DOES ITS PUBLIC PART/IT EDUCATES THE HUMAN HEART/THE ERRING HUMAN HEART IN TURN/MUST DO ITS PRIVATE PART AND LEARN/MARK STRAND/POET LAUREATE 1991 signed
    Description: 
    Colossal head of the Greek goddess Themis. The eyes are blindfolded. The cast concrete sculpture stands on a marble base which is set flush with the floor of a plaza.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Classical -- Themis
    Literature -- Strand
    Figure -- Head
    Allegory -- Quality -- Justice
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, Jacob Javets Federal Building, Room 1609, New York, New York 10278
    Located Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building & U. S. Court, Walnut Street, Newark, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    Nearby plaque: "Diana Moore. Justice. Cast concrete: 11' high. Born in 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia, Diana Moore studied at the Chicago Art Institute Junior School, Northern Illinois University, and the University of Iowa. She lives and works in New York. The classical mythology surrounding Themis, the Greek goddess of justice, is interpreted through Moore's sculpted form. As Themis taught mortal men to obey laws and to live in peace, the masked eyes symbolize the virtue of justice. With features left intentionally vague in terms of gender, age and race, the face of 'Justice' represents an inclusive approach to society. Other influences used by Moore include the monumental sculpture of Constantine the Great, African masks, Olmec statues and Eastern motifs such as the figure of Buddha. The poem incised into the granite base was written by Mark Strand, the 1991 Poet Laureate of the United States. Commissioned for the United States by the General Services Administration Art-in-Architecture Program."
    IAS files contain copy of related article from The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), July 13, 1994.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), July 13, 1994.
    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 NJ000525
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