Compare and contrast Carol Highsmith’s design for the U.S. Supreme Court building and Rodney McMillian’s Untitled (The Supreme Court Painting). What is the political purpose of each work?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. The U.S. Supreme Court building expresses the power of law and the dignity of the justices.
2. Its massive scale and symmetry conveys balance and stability, and its decorations symbolize justice and law.
3. McMillian’s Untitled (The Supreme Court Painting), protests recent court decisions that impeded the civil rights of African Americans.
4. McMillian depicts tumbling columns and the appearance of fake marble to argue that the current Supreme Court embodies disorder and an insincere commitment to justice.
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