- City:
- Knoxville, TN
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Art Works, Courthouses (State & Local), Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Completed:
- 1934
- Artist:
- John von Wicht
Description
Located on the ceiling of the courtroom in the former US Post Office and Courthouse (now used by Tennessee Appellate court), von Wicht’s unblinded “Goddess of Justice” is reclining atop the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.
Source notes
Ferguson, D. K. (ed.). (August 2013). Court Historical Society Newsletter. Eastern District of Tennessee, p. 2. Testerman, J. (ed.). (2012). Unblinded justice. Knoxville, TN: Official 2012 City & Visitor's Guide, p. 8. www.knoxville.orgSite originally submitted by Susan Allen on December 27, 2014.
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