Key	Imgs	Short Description
2018_DC_Supreme_CtX_AT4C	54	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: All Together for the Camera All Together for the Camera: 150 Years of Group Photographs Few visual cues say “Supreme Court” better than its group photograph, the first of which was taken in 1867. Although this 150-year old custom occurred infrequently in the beginning, it has since become one of the Court’s most popular and...
2016_DC_Supreme_CtX_Brazil	14	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: Bound for Brazil: Charles Evans Hughes' Diplomatic Trip
2015_DC_Supreme_CtX_Capture	30	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: Capturing Justice: Judicial Portraits by Augustus Saint-Gaudens Capturing Justice: Judicial Portraits by Augustus Saint-Gaudens Through public monuments and memorials, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848 – 1907) helped to establish American sculpture as a successful and popular art medium. Capturing Justice celebrates the sculptor's rich talent as seen in his depictions...
2016_DC_Supreme_CtX_2nd	3	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: Court's Second Home
2013_DC_Supreme_CtX_Steinb	7	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: Curious Courtroom Sketches of Harris B. Steinberg: The Curious Courtroom Sketches of Harris B. Steinberg: On April 22, 1949, attorney and amateur artist Harris B. Steinberg sketched the Justices on the Bench while waiting for his case to be heard before the Court. At the end of the day the Marshal requested the sketches and they have remained unseen in...
2018_DC_Supreme_CtX_Fassett	39	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: Forgotten Legacy: Judicial Portraits by Cornelia Adèle Fassett Forgotten Legacy: Judicial Portraits by Cornelia Adèle Fassett While many female artists of the nineteenth century depicted scenes from everyday life, Cornelia Adèle Fassett (1831-1898) gained recognition as a painter of presidents and politicians. During her distinguished career, Fassett also captured...
2018_DC_Supreme_CtX_LLaw	79	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: In Re Lady Lawyers In Re Lady Lawyers: The Rise of Women Attorneys and the Supreme Court In the early 1900s, an employee in the Office of the Clerk began to keep a list of women admitted to the Supreme Court Bar. Kept in an envelope titled In Re Lady Lawyers, the list records the women who carved a path for future female...
2013_DC_Supreme_CtX_IWAP	43	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: In War and Peace In War and In Peace: The Supreme Court and the Civil War: Marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, this exhibition looks at the Supreme Court during this volatile period in American history and the conflict’s impact on the institution. Facing an unprecedented rebellion, the President and...
2013_DC_Supreme_CtX_Campbell	5	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: John A. Campbell: In Pursuit of Peace John A. Campbell: In Pursuit of Peace: Highlighting a letter from John A. Campbell to Benjamin R. Curtis, dated July 20, 1865, this exhibit explores the life of a Supreme Court Justice during the Civil War. Campbell resigned from the Court in 1861 and served as Assistant Secretary of War for the...
2013_DC_Supreme_CtX_Karsh	5	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: Portraits by Yousuf Karsh Recent Acquisitions: Portraits by Yousuf Karsh In late 2012, the estate of portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh donated thirteen prints to the Supreme Court's collection, six of which are shown here. All were taken in 1963 as part of the same project as the three framed prints on the wall above, the book...
2015_DC_Supreme_CtX_Hughes	36	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: Power of Image: Charles Evans Hughes The Power of Image: Charles Evans Hughes in Prints, Photographs, and Drawings Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) was one of the most accomplished public figures of the 20th century, and today is best remembered as Chief Justice from 1930-1941. From the moment in 1905 when he entered public life as a New...
2015_DC_Supreme_CtX_Reading	60	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: Reading the Law: Legal Education in America Reading the Law: Legal Education in America From apprenticeships to modern day law schools, Reading the Law: Legal Education in America explores the evolution of legal education teaching methodologies, beginning with the Inns of Court and continuing into the 20th century. Although attending law school...
2013_DC_Supreme_CtX_OConnor	19	DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibit: Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on the Supreme Court Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on the Supreme Court: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan, and served from 1981 until 2006. Beginning with her childhood growing up on her family’s ranch, the exhibition recalls her life before joining the Supreme...

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