6 Lithographs - "Learned Hand's Court" by Ten Eyck for Federal Bar Council 1980

Description

6 Lithographs - "Learned Hand's Court" by Ten Eyck for Federal Bar Council 1980
Size: 11" x 14"
This collection of six lithographs represents judges on the U. S. Second Appeals Court when Learned Hand sat with them. Nothing is known of their origin, why they were created, or how many other copies there might be.
Heavy paper remains white, so it's probably 100% rag. These were stored for over 40 years with other artwork, show some signs of age, but are otherwise in excellent shape. Certainly suitable for framing.
History:
Wikipedia states, "
As of 2004
Learned Hand
had been quoted more often by legal scholars and by
the Supreme Court of the United States than
any other lower-court judge." "
His opinions have also proved lasting in fields of commercial law. Law students studying torts often encounter Hand's 1947 decision for United States v. Carroll Towing Co., which gave a formula for determining liability in cases of negligence. Hand's interpretations of complex Internal Revenue Codes, which he called 'a thicket of verbiage', have been used as guides in the gray area between individual and corporate taxes."
Then, "
Despite the Manton case and constant friction between two of the court's judges,
Charles Edward Clark
and
Jerome Frank
, the Second Circuit under Hand earned a reputation as one of the best appeal courts in the country's history." "In 1926 and 1927, the Second Circuit was strengthened by the appointments of
Thomas Walter Swan
and Hand's cousin
Augustus Noble Hand
."
Names of judges are: Learned Hand, Harrie B. Chase, Jerome N. Frank, Thomas W. Swan, Charles E. Clark, and Augustus N. Hand. Their dates of service are noted and overlap each other, so they appear to have been fellow judges. Learned Hand served
1924-1951.