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 May It Please the Court
a solo exhibit by
Xavier Cortada
in the rotunda of the
Florida Supreme Court
Tallahassee, FL
Opening reception:
March 1st at 3 p.m.
Exhibit runs through July 15, 2004.
Presented by
the Florida Supreme Court, Arts in the Court
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See opening
reception photos of the artist with Justices
Cantero, Pariente and
Quince.
Read article about exhibit in the
Florida Bar News
Virtual Exhibit:
The Rotunda
Xavier Cortada painted this series created for "May
It Please the Court," a solo exhibit in the rotunda of the
Supreme Court of Florida. The paintings
portray landmark US Supreme Court cases originating
Florida, the artist's
home state.
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Gideon v. Wainwright
48" x 36"
oil on canvas, 2004
not for sale (nfs):
on long term loan to the Florida Supreme Court |
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Palmore v. Sidoti
48" x 36"
acrylic on canvas, 2004
not for sale (nfs):
on long term loan to the Florida Supreme Court |
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The Miami Herald
Publishing Company v. Tornillo
48" x 36"
oil on canvas, 2004
not for sale (nfs):
on long term loan to the Florida Supreme Court
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Williams v. Florida
48" x 36"
acrylic on canvas, 2004
not for sale (nfs):
on long term loan to the Florida Supreme Court |
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Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye
v.
City of Hialeah
48" x 36"
acrylic on canvas, 2004
not for sale (nfs):
on long term loan to the Florida Supreme Court
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Seminole Tribe v. Florida
48" x 36"
acrylic on canvas, 2004
not for sale (nfs):
on long term loan to the Florida Supreme Court
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Proffitt v. Florida
48" x 36"
acrylic on canvas, 2004
$7,500 |
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In the future,
Cortada intends to create paintings about
the following Florida cases:
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Adderley v. Florida
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Bush v. Gore
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Ford v. Wainwright
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Ingraham v. Wright
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To learn about these
cases, please visit the US Supreme Court website,
http://www.supremecourtus.gov,
and/or do a websearch on the cases
themselves.
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Xavier Cortada
All are equal (1),
but some are more equal than
others (2)
48" x 144", mixed media on canvas, 2002
(www.cortada.com)
(1). Dade County Human Rights Ordinance is enacted, January
18, 1977.
(2). Dade County Human Rights Ordinance is
repealed, June 7, 1977.
$12,000
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Virtual Exhibit: Entrance
to Chambers
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Xavier Cortada (with youth at TGK adult jail)
convictim,
60" x 144", mixed media on canvas, 2001.
(www.cortada.com)
(On loan from of the Law Offices of Bennett Brummer,
Public Defender) |
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Virtual Exhibit: Judicial Meeting Room
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Xavier Cortada
(with youth at Citrus residential program),
"Trapped"
48" x 60", mixed media on canvas, 2002
(www.cortada.com)
(On loan from the Children and Youth Law Clinic of the
University of Miami School of Law) |
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Xavier Cortada
(with youth at the Jackson Memorial
Hospital SIPP residential program),
"The Voice Project
2003 Mural"
48" x 60", mixed media on canvas, 2003
(www.cortada.com)
(On loan from the Children and Youth Law Clinic of the
University of Miami School of Law) |
