Award Medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters
In addition to being a leading monumental sculptor of the early twentieth century, Weinman was also a significant medalist. This award medal for the National Institute of Arts and Letters was issued in gold, bronze, and pewter. The obverse depicts a head of Apollo, god of the arts, in right-facing profile. The reverse bears a Roman lamp of learning with three flames and sunbeams radiating behind it.
Artwork Details
- Title: Award Medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters
- Designer: Designed by Adolph Alexander Weinman (American (born Germany), Karlsruhe 1870–1952 New York)
- Date: 1909
- Culture: American
- Medium: gold
- Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts of Job M. Nash and George D. Pratt, by exchange, 2009
- Object Number: 2009.289a, b
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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