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Tippecanoe County Courthouse, (sculpture). Artist:  Max, Elias, architect. Alexander, James F., contractor. J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder. Title:  Tippecanoe County Courthouse, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Justice, (sculpture). Liberty, (sculpture). Four Seasons, (sculpture). Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, (sculpture). East and West Pediments, (sculpture). Education, Industry, Agriculture, (sculpture). North and South Pediments, (sculpture). William Henry Harrison, Marquis de Lafayette, and Tecumseh, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 1882. Justice and Four Seasons reinstalled Oct. 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Zinc, painted. Dimensions:  9 sculptures. Justice: approx. 14 x 4 x 4 ft.; Each of Four Seasons: approx. 9 1/2 x 3 x 2 ft.; Each pediment sculpture: approx. 10 x 42 x 4 ft. Description:  Nine sculptures are mounted on the facade of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. Atop the dome is Lady Justice dressed in a full-length garment. She holds the scales of justice in her proper left hand. Beneath each of the four clock faces is a niche containing an allegorical female figure representing one of the four seasons - spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The east and west pediments feature three seated, allegorical female figures representing, from left to right, Education, Industry and Agriculture. Education holds an open book. Industry rests her proper right hand on a cogwheel. Agriculture holds a scythe in her proper right hand and a bouquet of flowers in her proper left hand. A cornucopia may be at her feet. The north and south pediments feature three seated historical figures. In the center is the Marquis de Lafayette, sometimes identified as George Washington, holding a sword across his lap. To his proper right is William Henry Harrison, sometimes identified as George Rogers Clark, dressed in a uniform with a cape draped over his proper left shoulder. His proper left hand rests on a United States shield, and he holds a sword in his proper right hand. Tecumseh is at Lafayette's proper left side. He holds a stone hatchet in his proper right hand and a spear with his proper left hand. He is bare-chested, and wears animal skin boots and an amulet around his neck. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Allegory -- Season -- Spring Allegory -- Season -- Summer Allegory -- Season -- Autumn Allegory -- Season -- Winter Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Other -- Wheel Object -- Tool -- Scythe Object -- Flower Object -- Other -- Cornucopia Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Occupation -- Writer -- Author Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Sword Ethnic -- French Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Portrait male -- Harrison, William Henry -- Full length Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Allegory -- Place -- America Portrait male -- Clark, George Rogers Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Portrait male -- Tecumseh -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Chief Dress -- Accessory -- Jewelry Object -- Weapon -- Axe Object -- Weapon -- Spear Ethnic -- Indian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Lafayette Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Tippecanoe County Commissioners, 20 North Third Street, Lafayette, Indiana 47901 Located Tippecanoe County Courthouse, On facade, Lafayette, Indiana Remarks:  The Tippecanoe County Courthouse was constructed between 1881 and 1884 under the direction of Lafayette architect Elias Max and construction superintendent James F. Alexander. Total cost for the building was $500,000. In 1991, Justice and each of the Four Seasons were restored and repainted. Missing parts were not replaced during the restoration. IAS files contain images of only two of the Four Seasons; and only one image of each set of pediment sculptures. IAS files contain an excerpt from Larry Schumpert's "100 Years of the Courthouse," T.C.H.A., 1982; Jon Dilts' "Magnificent '92," pg. 174; and "The Great Lakes States, Smithsonian Guide to Historic America," 1984. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. 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 IN000853   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000853 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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