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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Pontiac
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Justice, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Justice, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Lady Justice, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1904. Relocated 1983. Dedicated April 30, 1983.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: zinc repousse; Base: concrete and marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 5 1/2 x 2 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 1/2 x 3 x 2 1/2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on front of base, raised letters:) LADY JUSTICE/LAW DAY 1983/"SHARING IN JUSTICE"/LADY JUSTICE, WHICH ONCE GRACED THE DOME OF THE 1904 OAKLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN THE/CITY OF PONTIAC, WAS RESTORED AND PLACED AS A/CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT BY THE OAKLAND COUNTY/BAR ASSOCIATION, THE OAKLAND COUNTY CULTURAL/COUNCIL, THE OAKLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL/COMMISSION AND THE OAKLAND COUNTY PIONEER/AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY/DEDICATED/APRIL 30 MCMLXXXIII unsigned
    Description: 
    A female figure, symbolizing Justice, stands barefoot wearing a cinched sleeveless garment with her proper right shoulder exposed. She is blindfolded and holds the hilt of a sword with her proper right hand. The sword hangs downward with the tip resting near her feet. In her raised proper left hand she holds the "scales of justice." The figure is placed atop a stepped base.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Full length
    Allegory -- Quality -- Justice
    Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
    Object -- Tool -- Scale
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Object Type: 
    Architectural component
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Pontiac
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Oakland Civil Courthouse, 1200 North Telegraph, Pontiac, Michigan 48341
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Oakland County Courthouse, Top of Dome, Pontiac, Michigan
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture of Lady Justice was formerly located atop the dome of the 1904 Oakland County Courthouse in Pontiac, Michigan. It was removed, restored, and placed at its current location through a cooperative effort by the Oakland County Bar Association, the Oakland County Cultural Council, the Oakland County Historical Commission, and the Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
    SOS Assessment Award, 1998.
    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 MI000375
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