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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>