Living notables sculptured in freeze of high court building

The frieze of the Supreme Court building. Individuals featured in the frieze include: William Howard Taft when he was a student at Yale, Elihu Root, architect Cass Gilbert, "Authority," "Liberty Enthroned," "Order," Chief Justice Hughes, sculptor Robert Aitken, and John Marshall as a youth.

Publication date: 1934-12-11

Size: 12.8 x 15 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Washington (D.C.)

Subject(s):

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

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):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)