The uniface medal's obverse bears bust of female goddess of war or victory with helmet and spear. Around edge, ARTISTS FOR VICTORY INC. EXHIBITION; under truncation, METROPOLITAN / MUSEUM OF ART; at bottom, 1942; signed to right of helmet crest, C. L. SCHMITZ
The December 1942 Artists for Victory exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum was a huge artistic competition with prizes being awarded for hundreds of works in many different categories. The jury had to select from a pool of 14,000 works to come up with the still enormous collection of over 1,400 works that were exhibited and competed for awards. The "Sculpture" category alone contained 305 works.
The exhibition was widely criticized for its huge scale and the fact that the 44 award winners were spread throughout the massive show, making them hard to find and enjoy. One article stated that
"it would have been more humane to have arranged [the show] into 50 weekly exhibitions."
I don't know whether this medal was a design for an award or to promote the exhibition or maybe even an entry in the exhibition.I would appreciate more information about the medal's mintage and general background.