International studio (57.1915/1916)

Murals at Madison, Wisconsin

Capitol at Madison, Wisconsin—Supreme Court Room
THE AMERICAN LAW BY ALBERT HERTER


Murals at madison, wiscon-
S IN—FOUR HISTORICAL
PAINTINGS BY ALBERT
HERTER FOR THE SUPREME
COURT. BY C. de KAY
The capitol of Wisconsin at Madison has been
decorated by Mr. Albert Herter of New York,
with four large wall-paintings, consisting of two
American and two European scenes, representing
verdicts of more or less importance rendered by
Caesars, Kings, Presidents, and ordinary judges.
The room to be decorated was that part of the

capitol set aside for the Supreme Court, a hall
very well lighted, which is lined with slabs of
pavonazetto marble, and has bronze capitals of
Corinthian order on the engaged columns which
form the most striking architectural feature of
the interior.
As one enters, the dais that carries the judges’
bench lies directly in front and the painting de-
signed for the wall above his honour’s head
represents the American law. The signing of
the Constitution of the United States in 1787
may be called the founding of our law, though


Capitol at Madison, Wisconsin—Supreme Court Room

THE LOCAL LAW

BY ALBERT HERTER

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