Contemporary Justice and Woman (mural study, Justice Department Building, Washington, D. C.)

Emil Bisttram, Contemporary Justice and Woman (mural study, Justice Department Building, Washington, D. C.), 1936, tempera on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.303
Emil Bisttram, Contemporary Justice and Woman (mural study, Justice Department Building, Washington, D. C.), 1936, tempera on fiberboard, image: 23 x 14 7⁄8 in. (58.4 x 37.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.303

Artwork Details

Title
Contemporary Justice and Woman (mural study, Justice Department Building, Washington, D. C.)
Artist
Date
1936
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 23 x 14 7⁄8 in. (58.4 x 37.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study — mural study
  • Occupation — science
  • Recreation — sport and play
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Washington, D.C.
  • Occupation — education
  • Occupation — domestic
  • Occupation — art
  • Figure group
  • Allegory — civic — liberty
  • Object — weapon — sword
Object Number
1974.28.303
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.303

Works by this artist (3 items)

John Wesley Jarvis, Mr. Nichol, 1809, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1942.2.1
Mr. Nichol
Artist
Date1809
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
John Wesley Jarvis, William McIntyre, early 19th century, watercolor, pen and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.22
William McIntyre
Artist
Dateearly 19th century
watercolor, pen and ink and pencil on paper
Not on view
John Wesley Jarvis, Commodore Isaac Chauncey, ca. 1814, oil on panel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.23
Commodore Isaac Chauncey
Artist
Dateca. 1814
oil on panel
Not on view

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