Clear-eyed Justice : Edward Simmons' mural in the Criminal Courts Building, Manhattan

Author

Van Hook, Bailey

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

New York history. 1992, Num. 4, Vol. 73, 443-458, 3 ill.

ISSN

0146-437X

Abstract (en)

Account of the competition and commission for a mural in the Apellate Division Courthouse in New York (1894-1895), awarded to Simmons. The commission was sponsored by the Municipal Art Society and marks the beginning of the City Beautiful movement in New York. Simmons's mural is a characteristic example of American Renaissance public art. Its subject, Justice accompanied by children representing innocence and condemnation, is explained in the artist's autobiography. Side panels represent the Rights of Man and the Three Fates.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United States
• Simmons, Edward Emerson, 1852-1931
• Mural painting
• United States
• 1800-1900
• Justice
• Public art
• Justice
• Iconography
• Municipal Art Society of New York||New York (NY, USA)
• Commissions

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- États-Unis
• Simmons, Edward Emerson, 1852-1931
• Peinture murale
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-1900
• La Justice
• Art public
• Justice
• Iconographie
• Municipal Art Society of New York||New York (NY, USA)
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00349960

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