Headquarters of the American Bar Association in 1954, Chicago.
Eight Monumental Sculptures by American Artist Abbott Pattison Offered for Sale at $109,000.00, fob, Bellingham, Washington
In 1954 the American Bar Association commissioned Abbott Pattison to carve a suite of eight sculptures for the façade of their newly built headquarters on the University of Chicago campus. The oldest architectural firm in Chicago, Holabird and Root, designed the building.
Carved in fine-grained American limestone, the suite of eight sculptures represents the progress of law throughout human history and is titled Eight Legal Landmarks.
The sculptures flanked the main entrance of the American Bar Center, as the ABA was called at that time. The sculptures were moved into the interior lobby of the new ABA headquarters built in 1985. In 2018, the ABA moved again, and the decision was made to ship the sculptures to Harry Pattison, the son on the artist who now offers the sculptures for sale.
Eight Legal Landmarks in situ, lobby of the headquarters of the American Bar Association in 1985, Chicago.
Each of the panels is titled and dedicated (upper left to right 1-4, lower left to right 5-8):
- Divine Law: Dedicated to Henry Stimson (1867-1950), lawyer and statesman, donated by Winthrop, Putnam & Roberts. 38.5 inches by 38.5 inches by 10 inches; limestone. Crated weight is 1,133 pounds/stone weight 930 pounds.
- Magna Carta: Dedicated to Robert Cotton Alton (1873-1938), distinguished lawyer of Georgia. 38.5 inches by 38.5 inches by 10 inches; limestone. Crated weight is 1,133 pounds/stone weight 930 pounds.
- Declaration of Independence: Dedicated to the Women Lawyers of the United States, donated by the National Association of Women Lawyers. 38.5 inches by 38.5 inches by 10 inches; limestone. Crated weight is 1,133 pounds/stone weight 930 pounds.
- Emancipation Proclamation: Dedicated to Conrad H. Poppenhusen (1872-1949); donated by Johnston, Thompson, Raymond & Mayer. 38.5 inches by 38.5 inches by 10 inches; limestone. Crated weight is 1,133 pounds/stone weight 930 pounds.
- Mosaic Code: Dedicated to James F. Brown (1852-1921), donated by James F. Brown III. 38.5 inches by 38.5 inches by 10 inches; limestone. Crated weight is 1,133 pounds/stone weight 930 pounds.
- Hammurabi’s Code: Dedicated to Malcolm Jackson (1860-1931), donated by Thomas B. Jackson and Anna A. Paine. 38.5 inches by 38.5 inches by 10 inches; limestone. Crated weight is 1,133 pounds/stone weight 930 pounds.
- Habeas Corpus Act: Dedicated to Edward E. Knight (1892-1921), donated by E.D. Knight, E.S. Knight and M. E. Knight. 38.5 inches by 38.5 inches by 10 inches; limestone. Crated weight is 1,133 pounds/stone weight 930 pounds.
- Power of the Courts: Dedicated to Harold A. Ritz (1873-1948), Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. 38.5 inches by 38.5 inches by 10 inches; limestone. Crated weight is 1,133 pounds/stone weight 930 pounds.
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For more information, please contact Harry Pattison at 360 733-4873