References: Murtha 471
All Medals
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edge | plain |
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diameter | 150mm |
mintage | unknown |
The medallion's obverse bears bust of Gallatin facing right.
The reverse bears dedication in large letters, ALBERT GALLATIN / from / his friend / Paul Manship / March / 1955
Albert Gallatin (1881-1952) was an American collector, painter, and critic who founded the Gallery of Living Art at New York University in 1927. Nine years later he renamed his institution the Museum of Living Art. The Gallery of Living Art was one of the first in America to display works by contemporary European artists such as Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger. In 1937, Gallatin became a member of the American Abstract Artists Group, which encouraged American artists to "break the rules" as European modernists had done.
Gallatin and Manship both had strong ties to New York City and Massachusetts, so it is not surprising that they knew each other well. Though Manship was a strong and lifelong traditionalist in his work, he obviously admired Gallatin and his passion for modern art. The inscription on the reverse reflects the tradition of artists dedicating works to one another out of friendship and professional respect.
The circular medallion measures 92.5mm in diameter and was cast in bronze. No mintage is reported.
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material | Bronze |
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patina | Bronze with hematite red patina |
diameter | 92.5mm |
weight | 392.6g |
mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse bears portrait of bespectacled Charles W. Eliot, facing left. To his right, Charles W. / Eliot; signed around bottom left, KILENYI
The reverse bears two laurel branches crossed over Harvard's book. Across center field, REPLICA / OF / MEDALLION / EXECUTED BY / J.F. NEWMAN / INCORPORATED / NEW YORK
Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was selected as Harvard's president in 1869. He transformed the provincial college into one of the most famous universities in the world. Eliot served until 1909, having the longest term as president in the university's history.
Harry Waterson, the Kilenyi specialist, records this medal as a variant of a medal that's part of the Storer reference, catalogued as Storer1910a. That medal has the subject's name at the top and the artist's signature in the right field.
The circular medal measures 41.2mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by J.F. Newman, Inc. of New York. No mintage is reported.
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material | Bronze |
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edge6 | J. F. NEWMAN, INC. |
diameter | 41.2mm |
weight | 26.7g |
mintage | unknown |
The obverse bears pitcherplant in bloom with blossoms extending above the rectangle's top. Beneath roots, 1932 - 2007, flanking numer 75 in circle; at bottom, BROOKGREEN GARDENS
The reverse bears dreaming female figure, representing Anna Hyatt Huntington; above her, floating images of sculpture that will be placed in the new garden; vines across top representing the garden. Below figure, South Carolina
This was the 35th of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 2006.
This medal is of irregularly rectangular shape and measures 65mm x 82mm. It was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company. No mintage is reported.
References: BG 35
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material | Bronze |
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edge6 | (C) 2007 MACO-BRONZE |
dimensions | 65mm x 82mm |
weight | 251.1g |
mintage | unknown |
The uniface medallion bears figure of a boy facing right, standing bent forward, hands on his thighs, with figure of another boy in various stages of leapfrogging over his back.Signed at bottom right, © 1993 EVERHART II
Don Everhart states that this medal was inspired by the work of Eadweard Muybridge, an English photographer who pioneered stop-motion photography. After shooting his wife's lover and being acquitted by a jury for justifiable homicide, Muybridge decided to travel to the Americas. In the 1880s, he entered a very productive period at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, producing over 100,000 images of animals and humans in motion, capturing what the human eye could not distinguish as separate movements.
The medallion is cast in bronze.
Many thanks to the artist for sharing his photo of this beautiful medallion with me.
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material | Bronze |
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edge6 | |
mintage | unknown |
The medallion's obverse bears portrait of Helmholtz, facing right, squinting through an optical instrument. Around top right, HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ; signed at lower left, DAUB
The reverse show optical diagram of object, lenses and observer's eye to left.
Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions in several scientific fields.
In physiology and psychology, he is known for his mathematics of the eye, theories of vision, ideas on the visual perception of space, color vision research, and on the sensation of tone, perception of sound, and empiricism in the physiology of perception.
In physics, he is known for his theories on the conservation of energy, work in electrodynamics, chemical thermodynamics, and on a mechanical foundation of thermodynamics.
As a philosopher, he is known for his philosophy of science, ideas on the relation between the laws of perception and the laws of nature, the science of aesthetics, and ideas on the civilizing power of science.
The circular medallion measures 98mm in diameter and was cast in bronze. No mintage is reported.
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material | Bronze |
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patina | Bronze with light green highlights |
edge6 | |
diameter | 98mm |
weight | 277g |
mintage | unknown |
This massive plaque bears nude child in crucifixion pose with cloth draped over sex and Eagle with spread wings in support. Around top, CHILDREN'S YEAR; across lower left, APRIL 6·1918· / APRIL·6·1919·; signed around lower right, Beach
The Children's Year was a campaign laucnhed by the Children's Bureau to save 100,000 infants who would normally die from childhood diseases. The date was significant because it marked the first anniversary of America's entry into the First World War and this campaign was very much part of the national war effort. The effort would include the registration of every child born, prenatal care for mothers, regular weighing and examination of babies, and the creation of a bureaucracy at the state and city level to support these measures.
The plaque represents the obverse of a medal, produced by the Medallic Art Company as well, that also commemorated the first Chidlren's Year.
The circular plaque is mounted on a large mahogany board. The galvano cast plaque itself measures 489mm in diameter and was produced by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No numbers are rported, but there can't be many of these.
References: Baxter 243
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material | Bronze |
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edge6 | |
diameter | 489mm |
mintage | unknown |
The obverse bears a central pylon flanked by two aircraft and two Art Deco-style winged heads. Above, NATIONAL AIR RACES / 1932; below, MERITORIOUS / PARTICIPATION / AWARD.
The reverse shows a Bellanca P200 plane in front of clouds. Above, HAPPY LANDINGS; below, PRESENTED BY / MISS FIDELITY / HOME PORT / WHEELINGS WEST VIRGINIA.
The Bellanca P200 airbus was built for $45,000 for the Fidelity Investment Company of Wheeling, West Virginia. It was one of nine built by the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation of New Castle, Delaware, and was one of the most advanced and economic commercial airplanes of its day. In 1934 federal regulations prohibited single engine transports on United States airlines, virtually eliminating the airbus' market. In Canada the P200 and its successor, the P300, were used into the 1970's to ferry ore, supplies and the occasional passenger from and to remote northern mining sites.
One of these small medals was awarded to every participant of the 1932 National Air Races held in Cleveland. The winged heads on this medal are reminiscent of Oskar Hansen's better known Olympiad of the Air medal from two years earlier.
The medal measures 36.7mm (1.5in) in diameter and was struck in bronze in an unknown mintage.
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material | Bronze |
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patina | Bronze with brown patina |
edge6 | |
diameter | 36.7mm |
weight | 15.5g |
mintage | unknown |
material | Silver |
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edge6 | |
diameter | 36.7mm |
weight | 18.3g |
mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse bears seal of the city of Philadelphia with two female figures flanking shield bearing plow and ship, scales of justice held high above. Above, PHILADELPHIA; below, UNITED STATED OF AMERICA; under seal, MDCCLXXXIX
The reverse bears wreath. Around, LES FRANCAIS DE PHILADELPHIE RECONNAISSANTS; in center field, A / A. THIERS. / POUR SERVICES RENDU / A LA / REPUBLIQUE / FRANCAISE / 5 SEPTEMBRE / 1873.
The circular medal measures 63.4mm in diameter and was struck in bronze. I know neither artist nor mint or mintage. Any further information would be welcome.
This section contains a table of detailed medal information. Currently, I am not aware of any variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any or if you find incorrect or missing information.
material | Bronze |
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edge6 | |
diameter | 63.4mm |
weight | 118.4g |
mintage | unknown |
References: Murtha 466
This section contains a table of detailed variant information. Currently, I am only aware of 3 variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any others or if you find incorrect or missing information.
material | Bronze |
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patina | Copper-toned bronze |
edge | plain |
diameter | 150mm |
mintage | unknown |
material | Bronze |
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patina | Bronze with green patina |
edge | plain |
diameter | 150mm |
mintage | unknown |
material | Bronze |
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patina | Bronze with black patina |
edge | plain |
diameter | 150mm |
mintage | unknown |