''Justice'' is a 1994 sculpture by Diana K. Moore. The large blindfolded head of the Greek titaness

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is currently located in the courtyard in front of the

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, Jr. Federal Courthouse at the Government Center in

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's Art in Architecture program in 1991. ''Justice'' is tall, wide, long, and made of cast concrete. Moore drew inspiration from the traditions of " Khmer pieces from

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ian figures", the

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, African masks, Olmec statues, and Eastern motifs such as the figure of

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. A poem written by

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is carved around the sculpture's base.

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