Publication Date
12-2006
Journal
Buffalo Law Review
Abstract
The article examines the role of portraits in law schools, arguing that these images are not merely decorative but serve as powerful symbols that shape institutional identity and the legal profession. Despite their ubiquity, these portraits are often overlooked, yet they function as megalographs, inscribing and disseminating the values, history, and authority of the institution. The author contends that these visual elements play a crucial role in the formation of legal identity and the symbolic order of law schools.
Volume
54
Issue
3
First Page
833
Last Page
862
Publisher
University at Buffalo School of Law
Disciplines
Evidence | Law | Legal Biography | Legal Education
Recommended Citation
Peter Goodrich,
Looking at the Overlooked: Portraits of Law School Deans,
54
Buff. L. Rev.
833
(2006).
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty-articles/1314
Included in
Evidence Commons, Legal Biography Commons, Legal Education Commons
