Lady Justice - Greensburg, PA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Official 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.

The National Register of Historic Places application four the courthouse references this work as: "As a crown, also to be viewed from the main thoroughfare and facing east, are the three femal figures symbolical of justice, the law, and the people."

The grouping is best viewed at an angle from across the street to have sufficient distance. Parking is metered along the streets, but free after 5pm.

TITLE: Lady Justice ARTIST(S): William M. Kaufmann DATE: 1908 MEDIUM: Marble and bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS PA001652 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located above the east entrance of the Westmoreland County Courthouse. 101 Courthouse Square North Main Street Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None

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