The Statute Law, Study for Right Panel of "The Reign of Law," Frieze for Appellate Court, New York
Medium
mural designs
Classification
mural designs
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Allyn Cox
Accession Number
1959-69-5
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Kenyon Cox, a American muralist of the Gilded Age (18561919), created *The Statute Law* in 1898 as a preparatory study for the right of his grand frieze *The Reign of Law*.ed for the Appellate Court New York, this design reflects the era's City Beautiful movement, where monumental public art symbolized civic ideals like justice and order. Cox, trained in Europe and inspired by Renaissance masters like Raphael, championed neoclassical murals to educate and elevate American society. As a mural design in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection (gift of Cox's son Allyn), it exemplifies t...