ARMANDO CAMPERO: CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAW



Photo © Robin Dunitz

Date
1978

Location
Los Angeles Courts Building, interior and exterior
200 West Compton Blvd. (bet seen Willowbrook and Acacia avenues)
Compton

Media Notes
Byzantine mosaic, exterior 2 panels above side doorways, approximately 5' x 10' (each) oils with wax, interior lobby, 5' x 60'

Description

The interior historical mural begins on the far left with Moses holding the Ten Commandments. Also portrayed are the 2,000-year-old Code of Hammurabi; the four freedoms granted by the U.S. Bill of Rights; the Magna Carta; English King Hemy II, who established the first jury; and Napoleon, whose codification of civil law in the 18th century had a major influence on the newly formed American state.

There are four smaller panels along the side walls. Their titles are "Justitia," "The Defender," "The Law Through Knowledge," and "The Trinity."


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