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George D. Widener Memorial Award
Designed by: Albert Laessle (American, 1877–1954)
Distributed by: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Distributed by: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
1927
Object Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: Diam: 5.1 x 0.2 cm (2 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Katharine Lane Weems
Accession Number1989.614
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObv: Portrait bust of George D. Widener surrounded by laurel branches / GEORGE (ornament) D (ornament) WIDENER MEMORIAL
Rev: A male sculpture wearing a laurel wreath and holding a hammer kneels before a sphynx / FOUNDED-BY-THE-PENNSYLVANIA-ACADEMY-OF-THE-FINE-ARTS-FOR-SCULPTURE / KATHARINE W. LANE / ALBERT LAESSLE
Rev: A male sculpture wearing a laurel wreath and holding a hammer kneels before a sphynx / FOUNDED-BY-THE-PENNSYLVANIA-ACADEMY-OF-THE-FINE-ARTS-FOR-SCULPTURE / KATHARINE W. LANE / ALBERT LAESSLE
ProvenanceAwarded to Katharine Lane Weems; to MFA November 1989.