‘Coke’ Boardman Robinson. Mural. Oil on canvas. Department of Justice Building, Washington DC. 1937. Carol M. Highsmith Photography ‘Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) – An English jurist and member of Parliament, Sir Edward Coke served in a number of prominent positions during his forty-year political career, including Attorney General and Chief Justice. Coke is most recognized as a champion of the common law, and he argued against royal proclamations that were contrary to the British legal code. His writings influenced the lead-up to the American Revolution and the third and fourth amendments of the Bill of Rights, which restricted the quartering of soldiers in private homes and unreasonable search and seizure. Coke wears an elaborate red robe and an accordion-shaped collar called a ruff that was typically worn by wealthy European men and women from the mid-sixteenth to mid-seventeenth centuries.’ https://www.gsa.gov/fine-arts#/artist/114 31.5.21
After finalizing the arrangement of figures & scenes in the fall of 1936, Robinson worked for another year sketching, designing & painting the murals.
Upon [their] completion...in November of 1937, #EdwardBruce, Director of the Section of Painting and Sculpture, wrote to ➡️
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