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Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Quality
Object -- Tool
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Augusta
Sculpture
Miss Justice, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Miss Justice, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed ca. 1820.
Medium:
Figure: metal; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 14 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 9 in. x 8 ft. 4 in. x 8 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Standing female figure, dressed in long robes, holds a scale in her upraised proper left hand and a sword in her proper right hand. Tip of the sword rests on the ground by her proper right foot. Figure is atop multi-tiered base.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Quality -- Justice
Object -- Tool -- Scale
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Augusta
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Richmond County Board of Commissioners, Central Services, 530 Greene Street, Augusta, Georgia 90911
Located Richmond County Municipal Building, Telfair Street, Augusta, Georgia
Provenance:
Formerly located Richmond County Courthouse, 9th and Greene Street, Augusta, Georgia
Remarks:
For related information see: "Historical Markers and Monuments of Richmond County," Augusta, GA: Richmond County Historical Society, 1986. Nearby plaque reads: MISS JUSTICE/THIS STATUE TO "JUSTICE" WAS FIRST ERECTED ON THE/CUPOLA OF THE CITY HALL, LATER THE RICHMOND COUNTY COURT/HOUSE, ABOUT 1820, WHERE IT REMAINED AS A SYMBOL OF EQUAL/JUSTICE, TEMPERED WITH MERCY, UNTIL 1958. IT WAS PRESERVED/WHEN THAT BUILDING WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1958./AFTER BEING RESTORED IT WAS INSTALLED AT THIS LOCATION/AUGUST 1962./PLANNED BY/HILLTOP GARDEN CLUB.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
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 GA000246
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