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(Reliefs for Brooklyn Domestic Relations Court Building), (sculpture). Artist:  Renier, Joseph E., 1887-1966, sculptor. Murphy, Henry V., architect. Title:  (Reliefs for Brooklyn Domestic Relations Court Building), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1953. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Reliefs: stone. Dimensions:  2 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 8 x 5 x 1 ft. Inscription:  JOSEPH RENIER signed Description:  Two relief panels installed on either side of the front entrance to the courthouse. One relief depicts a family standing in front of a fireplace. The father embraces the mother who holds an infant in her arms. A young daughter stands in front and reaches up to them. The other relief depicts a young boy standing in front of two robed judicial figures. Subject:  Figure group -- Family Occupation -- Law -- Judge Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of General Services, One Centre Street, New York, New York 10007 Located Domestic Relations Court, 283 Adams Street, Entrance, Brooklyn, New York Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. SOS! survey included an Art Commission of the City of New York Work of Art form submitted in 1953 for the purchase of these reliefs. The purchase was made in conjunction with the Department of Public Works of the City of New York. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Related to: 08581602. Related to: 08581603. 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 NY000097   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000097 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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