Sir William Blackstone (statue)
Encyclopedia
Sir William Blackstone is a bronze
statue by Paul Wayland Bartlett
of legal scholar William Blackstone
. It is located at E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse
, at 333 Pennsylvania Avenue
Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Judiciary Square
neighborhood.
It was installed on August 11, 1943.
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
statue by Paul Wayland Bartlett
Paul Wayland Bartlett
Paul Wayland Bartlett was an American sculptor working in the Beaux-Arts tradition of heroic realism. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Truman Howe Bartlett, an art critic and sculptor....
of legal scholar William Blackstone
William Blackstone
Sir William Blackstone KC SL was an English jurist, judge and Tory politician of the eighteenth century. He is most noted for writing the Commentaries on the Laws of England. Born into a middle class family in London, Blackstone was educated at Charterhouse School before matriculating at Pembroke...
. It is located at E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse
The E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse is a historic building in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1949–50 and currently houses both the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.-Significance:The...
, at 333 Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. that joins the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street", it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches...
Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Judiciary Square
Judiciary Square
Judiciary Square is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., the vast majority of which is occupied by various federal and municipal courthouses and office buildings...
neighborhood.
It was installed on August 11, 1943.
External links
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/3639896482/