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Appeal to Justice by William Brantley Van Ingen
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography
Appeal to Justice
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography

Appeal to Justice

Artist
Year1907
Classification painting
Dimensions100" x 58"
Location
  • Van Ingen described what he intended to convey in his painting behind the bench in the East Courtroom:  "I do not know what to call this painting.  The figure in back is a representation of justice who sits waiting to weigh in the balances of each case.  The fore figure is appealing to persons not in the picture, telling them that justice is to be done.  The judge who sits on that bench is merely representative of justice and in the painting I tried to portray his position toward justice."  -W.B. Van Ingen-