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Justice as Protector and Avenger
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Justice as Protector and Avenger

Artist
Year1938
Classification painting
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions149 x 144 in. (378.5 x 365.8 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts, 1934 - 1943
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location

  • This mural was commissioned through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, Works Project Administration (WPA). It portrays a female figure of justice emerging from an area of light.  Hirsch wished to portray the allotment of  justice to the deserving and undeserving. Justice raises her hand over the figures in the left panel, spreading plenty on those who live righteous lives. The left hand of Justice moves down on the figures on the right, pushing away with a condemning gesture.