Detail, Justice Tempered with Mercy, Uphold the Right/​Prevent the Wrong (mural study for Roswell, New Mexico Courthouse)

Emil Bisttram, Detail, Justice Tempered with Mercy, Uphold the Right/Prevent the Wrong (mural study for Roswell, New Mexico Courthouse), 1936, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.351
Emil Bisttram, Detail, Justice Tempered with Mercy, Uphold the Right/Prevent the Wrong (mural study for Roswell, New Mexico Courthouse), 1936, pencil on paper, 27 3⁄8 x 20 in. (69.5 x 50.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.351

Artwork Details

Title
Detail, Justice Tempered with Mercy, Uphold the Right/​Prevent the Wrong (mural study for Roswell, New Mexico Courthouse)
Artist
Date
1936
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
27 3⁄8 x 20 in. (69.5 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture — industry — construction
  • Allegory — quality — justice
  • Allegory — religion — good and evil
  • Cityscape — New Mexico — Roswell
Object Number
1974.28.351
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.351

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Artist
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Portrait of a Child
Artist
Dateca. 1800
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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