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Liberty Supported by the Law, (sculpture). Artist:  Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor. Grignola, John, 1861-1912, carver. (studio of) Title:  Liberty Supported by the Law, (sculpture). Other Titles:  East Pediment, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1906. Installed 1910. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bethel Vermont granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 40 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. 50 ft. Inscription:  (On scroll, proper left side:) MAG/NA/CHAR/TA (On tablet, proper right side:) I II/III IV/V/VI VII/VIII IX/X unsigned Description:  At pediment center, Liberty (female figure, standing) holds a torch in her proper right hand and a round shield in her proper left. She is flanked by seated female figures of Justice (proper right, fully robed, and holding scales) and Truth (proper left, bare-breasted, and holding a mirror). Further to her right, an aged man rests his proper right hand on a stone tablet bearing the Roman numerals I through X; a youth shields the tablet. Further to Liberty's left stands a man bearing an unfurled scroll (inscribed MAGNA CHARTA) in his proper left hand. At the pediment's outermost corners, one figure group reads the law (extreme proper left) while the other shows a mother teaching principles to her children (extreme proper right). Subject:  Allegory -- Civic -- Law Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Allegory -- Quality -- Truth Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Figure group Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object -- Furniture -- Mirror Object -- Other -- Torch Object -- Tool -- Scale Object Type:  Pediment Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Wisconsin, Bureau of Building Management, Capitol, 4 East State Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53702-0001 Located Wisconsin State Capitol, East pediment, Madison, Wisconsin References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993. Hurst, Frances W., "Wisconsin State Capitol Guide and History," 33rd ed., 1991. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. 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 WI000012   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WI000012 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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