Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.157
Date:
1892
Medium:
Silver-plated metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 64.8mm (2 9/16 in.)
Marks:
On reverse below laurels: "N. FRISTRUP. INV. F. SCHMAHLFELD SC. V. CHRISTESEN"
Description:
Silver-plated struck metal with obverse showing draped female figure at left with Columbus at right holding tiller on deck of ship, star in sky; legend: "CHICAGO 21. OCTBR. 1892./ GUANAHANI 12. OCTBR. 1492." Reverse shows eagle above, view of exposition buildings below over laurels, legend within plaque at center: "ESPOSIZIONE UNIVERSALE/ CHICAGO 1893/ IN MEMORIA DELL ILLUSTRE/ NAVIGATORE/ CRISTOFORO COLOMBO."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
