The Statute Law, Study for Right Panel of "The Reign of Law," Frieze for Appellate Court, New York
date: label: Date
content: 1898
name: label: Artist
content: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The central alleogrical figure represents The State, robed and cronwed, pointing to the statue book. Her supporters hold the ballot box and the sword. The allegorical figures to either side represent Liberty and Force, the foundations of the state. Liberty is shown releasing birds from a cage. Force appears in an helmet, bearing a bough of oak. Wreaths with emblems in the corners.
place: label: Place
content: USA
label: made in
content: USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Allyn Cox
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1959-69-5
objectType: label: Type
content: mural designs
label: Object Name
content: Painting
label: Type
content: Painting
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Brush and oil, pen and red ink on canvas
label: Dimensions
content: 31.7 × 81.6 cm (12 1/2 × 32 1/8 in.)