Supreme Court: Authority of Law & the Contemplation of Justice statues (ca. 1935) in Washington, D.C. by James Earle Fraser, Cass Gilbert located in James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area

James Earle Fraser, Cass Gilbert(click name for more of that artist's work)
located in James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area(click link for more in that area)Scroll down for 6 pictures
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The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the judicial branch of the U.S. federal government. The Court consists of nine Justices: the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices. Source: Wikipedia

The Authority of the Law

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The Contemplation of Justice

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Also visible are Authority of the Lawstatue, the Equal Justice Under Lawtympanum & the Corinthian columns.

With the Equal Justice Under Lawtympanum and the Flagpole bases

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The Authority of the Law

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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 34 Item #1.19; Capitol Hill area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p66 Item #A-18)
Medium: Marble
Artist: James Earle Fraser, Cass Gilbert(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Allegory, Mythology
Location: 1st St between East Capitol St & Constitution Ave NE Washington, D.C. Supreme Court
See Capitol Hill areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Capitol South(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76006075also control # DC000032 (dcMem ID #160 )

Links & other sources
Supreme Court website on the Building
'Who is That Man Anyway?' on Cont of Justice
Wikipedia article on Fraser
Supreme Court website on the west pediment

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