Supreme Court: Justice, the Guardian of Liberty tympanum (ca. 1935) in Washington, D.C. by Herman A MacNeil, Cass Gilbert located in James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area

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 Torch of Learningis in the background atop the Library of Congress.

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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 37 Item #1.22; Capitol Hill area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p69 Item #A-21)
Medium: Marble
Artist: Herman A MacNeil, Cass Gilbert(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Allegory, Mythology
Location: 2nd St between East Capitol St & Constitution Ave NE (E side of Bldg) 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 76007055 (dcMem ID #168 )

Links & other sources
Supreme Court website on the Building
Supreme Court website on the west pediment
Kansas City website

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