Right side:
- Chief Justice Hughes
- the sculptor Robert Aitken
- Chief Justice Marshall as a young man sit
- Chief Justice Taft as a youth
- Secretary of State Elihu Root
- the architect Cass Gilbert
US Supreme Court Building by Cass Gilbert
By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide
The US Supreme Court Building: Western Pediment
West Pediment of the US Supreme Court Building
Photo © Hisham Ibrahim/Getty Images
In the western pediment of the US Supreme Court Building, sculptures by Robert Aitken represent Liberty seated in a throne and guarded by figures who represent Order and Authority. Although these sculptures are metaphorical figures, they were carved in the likeness of real people.
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