Chief Justice John Marshall

See also: John Marshall

Chief Justice John Marshall

Artist	William Wetmore Story
Year	1883
Type	Bronze
Dimensions	190 cm × 130 cm (75 in × 51 in × 77 1/2 in)
Location	Northeast, Washington, D.C., United States
Owner	City of Philadelphia Fairmont Park Commission

Chief Justice John Marshall is a bronze sculpture of John Marshall, by William Wetmore Story. It is located at the Supreme Court, 1 First Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C. It was dedicated on May 10, 1884, by Morrison Waite.^[1] It was relocated from the West Terrace, of the United States Capitol.^[2]

There are two recasts:

• at Judiciary Square, C Street and 3rd Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.,38°53′58″N 70°02′12″W / 38.8995516°N 70.0365513°W / 38.8995516; -70.0365513^[3]
• and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.^[4]

The inscription reads:
W. W. STORY ROMA 1883
J. ARTHUR LIMERICK CO
FOUNDERS-BALTO-MD
(Base, east side:)
PRESENTED TO THE
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
BY JAMES M. BUCK
1931
(seal of the Fairmount Park Art Association)
(Base, west side:)
JOHN MARSHALL
CHIEF JUSTICE
OF THE UNITED STATES
1801-1835
AS SOLDIER HE FOUGHT THAT THE
NATION MIGHT COME INTO BEING
AS EXPOUNDER OF THE CONSTITUTION
HE GAVE IT LENGTH OF DAYS

See also

• List of public art in Philadelphia
• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6

References

side view

1. ^ http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924020622985
2. ^ "Statue of John Marshall, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, survey. 1993. http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13U50R5310C29.21911&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!4892~!5&ri=7&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Chief+Justice+John+Marshall,+(sculpture).&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=7#focus. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 
3. ^ "John Marshall: Chief Justice of the United States, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey. 1993. http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13U50R5310C29.21911&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!322493~!6&ri=3&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Chief+Justice+John+Marshall,+(sculpture).&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=3#focus. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 
4. ^ "Chief Justice John Marshall, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey. 1993. http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1S150633847VW.21762&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!15589~!7&ri=7&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=chief+justice+john+marshall&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=7&limitbox_1=LO01+=+ias#focus. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 

External links

• Geolocation Judiciary Square recast