(Liberty and Justice), (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

architect
Simpson, Herbert Woodley
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
Summary
Allegorical female figures of Liberty and Justice stand atop the Goldsboro City Hall. Both figures are Classically garbed. Liberty stands on the north side and holds a torch in her upraised proper right hand. She also holds a torch in her proper left hand. Justice, on the south side, is a blindfolded figure who holds scales in her upraised proper left hand and a sword pointing downward, parallel with her proper right leg.
Ca. 1902
Control number
IAS NC000400
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location
Administered by City of Goldsboro General Services Department 1600 Clingman Street Goldsboro North Carolina 27530
Located City Hall 214 North Center Street Goldsboro North Carolina
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Allegory--Civic--Liberty
Allegory--Quality--Justice
Figure group--Female
Dress--Historic--Classical Dress
Object--Other--Torch
Object--Tool--Scale
Record ID
siris_ari_333563
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