This statue of Justice was mounted atop the cupola of Hartford's Old State House in 1827. It has suffered a lot of damage from exposure to harsh New England winters. 
Today a fiberglass replica stands in her place. The original Justice has a more comfortable location inside, on the second floor of the Old State House.(Blogger has lost 30 - 40 of your comments from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. Even though they no longer show up here, I did read most of them before they disappeared, and I appreciated them. Thank you.)
Nice shots. The second one is amazing, is the replica the same size as the original?
ReplyDeleteIt's always good to live in a comfortable environment in your old age.
ReplyDeleteA majestic figure...if only Justice was truly served in many more cases, but the ole' girl soldiers on!! ( I hope our politicians are listening!)
ReplyDeleteShe (?) deserves to come in out of the cold!
ReplyDeleteJustice... I guess the lady is not that blind... too often! But that's another story. :-) Love the effects of time on the statue and your composition too.
ReplyDeleteIt looks in relatively good shape for surviving NE weather.
ReplyDeleteAny chance of restoring it and putting it up on the cupola again?
ReplyDeleteThe original sculpture looks like it withstood many hard winters... Wonderfully aged.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice that Justice got inside and out of the weather! The fiberglass replica looks okay from a distance. Might that not blow away in a strong wind, though?
ReplyDeleteI guess we need more justice everywhere, though, so that might not be a bad thing. :-)
Glad she has a warm dry spot now! Nice shot!
ReplyDeleteAt least you got your pic back from Thurs - mine seems to have gone forever so I have reposted.
Such a beautiful lady the Justice is! If only she could be find everywhere!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend!
Hmmm. Justice suffering damage sounds like an appropriate metaphor to me but instead of climbing up on my soapbox I'll simply tell you that I'm glad the original statue has been rescued. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat shots, Jack. What was the first statue made of? It almost looks like wood, but that can't be right? It was a smart move to take the original somewhere safe and place a fiberglass replica outside.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the original statue is comfortably retired -- I'm all for that for us old broads!! Terrific captures as always, Jack! I do enjoy learning more about your part of the world! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
On my two other blogs I thanked blogger for losing all the comments also.
ReplyDeleteGood thing the original was replaced. I really like the blindfold. Justice nowadays sometimes baffles me. And I'm a lawyer...
How nice that she can reside in comfort with a special place in the State House... We would do well to protect "Justice" at all costs!
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful for my Blogger friends and would be sad if that all disappeared!
Bises,
Genie
Maybe it was more acid rain (remember that?) that is the culprit, and not so much New England weather.
ReplyDeleteShe's weathered but still standing.
ReplyDeleteThat is one strong woman.
ReplyDeleteThis symbol of justice is so meaningful!
ReplyDeleteGlad to know that after some harsh years the statue found a "cozy home" now... :)
God bless you!
Cezar
Beautiful -- love the scales and particularly the blindfold. I wonder what a statue of Justice would look like if created today.
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting statue, I am glad they found a more comfortable place for this beautiful sculpture. Sorry for the lost comments, it was a nightmare,,,
ReplyDeleteVery nice shot and great statue!
ReplyDeleteIt seems strange that they chose to blindfold it!
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