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Event Recognizes <strong>Ohio</strong> Judicial Center Artists & Benefactors<br />

Unlike any building in the state, the <strong>Ohio</strong><br />

Judicial Center is home to a vast collection<br />

<strong>of</strong> large murals, mosaics, bronze plaques and<br />

granite sculptures. Original to the building<br />

when it opened in 1933, the artwork is as much<br />

a part <strong>of</strong> the building as the word <strong>of</strong> law is to<br />

the <strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Court</strong> itself.<br />

Because art is such a fundamental part <strong>of</strong> the<br />

building, the <strong>Court</strong> also welcomes the works <strong>of</strong><br />

modern artists. Today, the works <strong>of</strong> 17 artists<br />

grace the walls and plazas <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ohio</strong> Judicial<br />

Center, and plans for additional pieces <strong>of</strong><br />

donated public art are pending.<br />

In June 2008, the <strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Court</strong> welcomed<br />

artists, benefactors and their guests to the <strong>Ohio</strong><br />

Judicial Center for an event called “<strong>Ohio</strong>: <strong>The</strong><br />

Law, the Land and the People,” which was<br />

Contemporary artist Ron Anderson<br />

(far right) greets guests in the <strong>Supreme</strong><br />

<strong>Court</strong> Law Library.<br />

the <strong>of</strong>ficial launch <strong>of</strong> an effort to raise awareness <strong>of</strong> the art and to thank the collection’s<br />

benefactors.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ohio</strong> Judicial Center collection includes a wide range <strong>of</strong> techniques and media, from<br />

the work <strong>of</strong> internationally renowned Columbus artist Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson,<br />

whose rag painting Church Quilters on Water Street depicts a scene beside the Scioto River, to<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Nicholas Hill’s vivid prints. Much <strong>of</strong> this art was made possible by the generous<br />

support <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>State</strong> Bar Association, the <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>State</strong> Bar Foundation and other<br />

patrons.<br />

<strong>The</strong> collection includes more than 160 pieces <strong>of</strong> contemporary art, as well as historic<br />

maps dating to the mid-17 th century. Many pieces depict <strong>Ohio</strong> subjects, including Hocking<br />

Hills landscapes, portraits <strong>of</strong> past <strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Court</strong> Justices and photographs <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ohio</strong>’s 88<br />

county courthouses.<br />

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OHO<br />

<strong>The</strong> Law, the Land & the People<br />

Celebrating the <strong>Ohio</strong> Judicial Center’s Contemporary Artists and Contributors<br />

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2008 Annual Report • <strong>The</strong> <strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Court</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ohio</strong>

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