Courthouse Mural – Knoxville TN

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.org

Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on December 27, 2014.

Location Info


501 Main Street
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Knox County

Coordinates: 35.960928, -83.918397

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