It’s 2019, and for some frustrating reason nipples on female-presenting bodies are still seen as inherently. Clark (in 1965) and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (in 2010) standing, from left: Justice William B. Note: The following post contains images of (100 natural and normal) female nudity. Images from the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States may not be used for any advertising or commercial endorsement purposes, or in any way that would convey a false impression of Supreme Court. Seated, from left: Justice Horace Gray (photographed in 1886), Justice John Marshall Harlan (in 1899), Chief Justice William Howard Taft (in 1923), Justice Tom C. Images may not be reproduced for publication (print or web) without prior approval from the Supreme Court of the United States. The graphic above includes Justices from 1886 to 2010. In the 21st century, the group photograph straddles both worlds: over a century of print and digital media have made the image an instantly recognizable icon, while the 19th century ritual of Justices individually autographing a small number of original prints also remains an enduring tradition. By the turn of the 20th century, they were seen by a much wider audience due to an explosion of published images in books, magazines and newspapers. In the 19th century, a group photograph was typically seen in person-prints were purchased by tourists as collectible mementos, by autograph collectors who sought to add the Justices’ signatures, and by law firms which would hang framed copies on office walls. All of the visual elements familiar today fell into place when the first officially approved group photograph was taken, in color, in 1965. ![]() Since 1941, the group photograph has been taken in the Supreme Court Building, which helped standardize it even further. The Court eventually settled on some ground rules-for example, posing together only after a new Justice arrived, and in an arrangement based on seniority. While this custom probably began at the urging of Washington photographers interested in print sales, it ended up becoming one of the Court’s most popular and enduring traditions.įor 75 years after the first group photograph in 1867, the Justices gathered occasionally for a succession of several talented photographers who had just as many approaches for portraying the Justices. ![]() Few visual cues say “Supreme Court” as well as its group photograph.
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