Living notables sculptured in freeze of high court building

Photograph focuses on the frieze of the Supreme Court building, where the sculptor included some living notable people at the time, including himself. From left to right, all of the individuals include: William Howard Taft when he was a student at Yale, Elihu Root, Cass Gilbert (the architect), "Authority," "Liberty Enthroned," "Order," Chief Justice Hughes, Robert Aitken (the sculptor), and John Marshall as a youth.

Publication date: 1934-12-11

Size: 12.8 x 15 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: black and white

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Washington (D.C.)

Subject(s):

• Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949--Statues--Washington (D.C.)
• Friezes (Entablature components)--Washington (D.C.)--1930-1940
• Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934--Statues--Washington (D.C.)
• Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948--Statues--Washington (D.C.)
• Marshall, John, 1755-1835--Statues--Washington (D.C.)
• Root, Elihu, 1845-1937--Statues--Washington (D.C.)
• Supreme Court Building (Washington, D.C.)
• Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Statues--Washington (D.C.)

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (December 11, 1934), p. 32

Format(s):

• image/jpeg
• application/pdf

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)