Museum Collections
Luce Center
Nicholas Roerich Medal
Object Number:
INV.5555
Date:
1929
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 11/16 in. ( 6.8 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below truncation, at left: "HENRY DROPSY"
Inscription: reverse, at lower right of image: artist's initials "HD"
Inscription: edge, upper center: "V.CANALE"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing head of Nicholas Roerich facing right with legend: ".NICHOLAS ROERICH./.XL." Reverse shows stylized group of people erecting a building with Roerich Museum logo comprised of letters "R" and "M" within circle beneath; legend: "ROERICH MUSEUM./.HONOUR.TO.THE.CREATOR.AND.BUILDER.NEW-YORK.
MCMXXIX."
Credit Line:
Gift of the American Museum of Natural History, 1954
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