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Lady Justice, (sculpture). Artist:  Kaufmann, William M., architect. Title:  Lady Justice, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Scales of Justice, (sculpture). Dates:  1908. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble, bronze. Description:  Figure group of three female figures. In the center is a seated marble figure of Justice. She holds bronze scales in her proper right hand and is blindfolded. Below her and on the proper right is a standing marble figure of the Guardian of the Laws. She holds a bronze sword in her proper right hand. Her proper left arm rests on the center figure's proper right leg. On the proper left of the grouping is the marble figure of the Keeper of the Book of Laws. She is standing and holds an open book in both hands. She points to a page in the book with her proper right finger. The sculpture grouping stands atop a gabled pediment on a courthouse building. Subject:  Figure group -- Female Allegory -- Civic -- Law Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Greensburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Westmoreland County, Department of Maintenance, 101 Courthouse Square, North Main Street, Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601 Located Courthouse, Greensburg, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The scales held by Justice were missing in 1983 and have since been replaced. The sculpture was restored by Alcoa around 1992. For related article see Tribune Review, Aug. 29, 1983, pg. A4. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 PA001652   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001652 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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