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National Sculpture Society 75th Anniversary Medal
Designed by: Thomas LoMedico (American, 1904–1985)
and: Margaret Grigor (1912–1981)
Struck by: Medallic Art Company (1900–1990)
Distributed by: National Sculpture Society (American, founded in 1893)
and: Margaret Grigor (1912–1981)
Struck by: Medallic Art Company (1900–1990)
Distributed by: National Sculpture Society (American, founded in 1893)
1981
Mint: Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Medium/Technique
Patinated bronze
Dimensions
Overall: Diam: 7 x 0.6 cm (2 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Katharine Lane Weems
Accession Number1989.577
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObv: Woman riding Pegasus and holding a laurel wreath and with a falcon and and owl to either side / NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY / SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY / 1893 1968
Rev: One hand holding a mallet and chisel and another reaching to receive the tools; behind the hands is a block of stone resting on a base with clouds beyond / TO * FURTHER * THE * SCULPTURAL * HERITAGE * / MG / SOM 1968 NSS
Edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
Rev: One hand holding a mallet and chisel and another reaching to receive the tools; behind the hands is a block of stone resting on a base with clouds beyond / TO * FURTHER * THE * SCULPTURAL * HERITAGE * / MG / SOM 1968 NSS
Edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
ProvenanceCollection of Katharine Lane Weems; to MFA November 1989.