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 Supreme Court of New York Releifs - Brooklyn, NY Posted by:  bluesnote
N 40° 41.634 W 073° 59.373
18T E 585373 N 4505269
Two large relief sculptures at the entrance to the New York Supreme Court.
Waymark Code: WMYNZK
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2018
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"Two relief panels which flank the entrance to the Supreme Court building. Each relief panel depicts a family group of three and a figure of Justice. The figure of Justice on the left side of the entrance is depicted as an old man with a long beard. He wears long robes and holds up the book of laws. On the right side of the entrance is a female figure of blind Justice. She holds a blindfold over her eyes with her proper right hand and in her proper left hand she holds a sword and the scales of justice."
TITLE: Untitled, (sculpture).
ARTIST(S): Kreis, Henry, 1899-1963, sculptor.
DATE: 1957
MEDIUM: Reliefs: Alabama limestone.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000102
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Administered by City of New York, Department of General Services, One Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Located Supreme Court, Court Street & Montague Street, Brooklyn, New York
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Some corrosion noted.
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