The old Taos County Courthouse on Taos Plaza was completed in 1934. That year, the Works Progress Administration commissioned four artists – Emil Bisttram, Ward Lockwood, Bert Phillips and Victor Higgins – to paint ten murals on the walls of the court room. In 1994 an eleventh mural was added by New Mexican artist Frederico Virgil, who restored the other murals. (Click on photos to enlarge.)
“Justice Begets Content,” by Ward Lockwood
“Obedience Casts Out Fear,” by Bert Phillips
“Aspiration,” by Emil Bisttram
“Averice Breeds Crime,” by Ward Lockwood
“Sufficient Law Protects,” by Bert Phillips
“Superfluous Laws Supress,” by Ward Lockwood
“Reconciliation,” by Emil Bisttram
“The Shadow of Crime,” by Bert Phillips
“Transgression,” by Emil Bisttram
“Respect Creates Harmony,” by Frederico Vigil