Museum Collections
Luce Center
Allied Artists of America Medal
Object Number:
1961.421
Date:
1927
Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, above exergual line, at right: "RGW"
Inscription: reverse, below exergual line, at right: "R.G.WAKEMAN"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. 14K"
Description:
Gold struck medal with obverse depicting nude male restraining winged horse; inscription in exergue: "Allied Artists of America Inc./14 th Annual/EXHIBITION." Reverse shows elevation of new-classical building inscribed above: "THE HOVSE OF QVALITY/BROWN & BIGELOW"; inscription in exergue: "Awarded to/G. Glenn Newell/1927"; all within border of Zodiac symbols.
Credit Line:
Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
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