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Objective by Clyde Lynds
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc.
Objective
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc.

Objective

Artist
Year2000
Classification architectural arts
Medium stainless steel, granite and concrete
DimensionsOther (granite wall): 84 x 60 x 18 in. (213.4 x 152.4 x 45.7 cm)
Other (oval pool): 324 x 360 in. (823 x 914.4 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • Blending traditional symbolism with contemporary formal language, the fountain features the head of Themis, the ancient Greek goddess of justice, emerging from a plane of thirteen stripes that represent the American flag.  One of the bands blindfolds the goddess, symbolizing objectivity in the application of law.  This union of Themis' blindfold with the flag also suggests an alliance between national identity and the judicial system.  Framing the work are two stainless steel basins that depict the scles of justice.