Paul Wayland Bartlett

1917

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

Flanagan, one of the eminent medalists of the early twentieth century, completed a group of portraits of respected American artists, including representations of Childe Hassam, J. Alden Weir (35.16.2), and Paul Wayland Bartlett (1865-1925), the first of this series. This medallion was completed on the occasion of Bartlett's election as president of the National Sculpture Society in 1917. It reveals stylistic indebtedness to the reliefs of Flanagan's mentor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, especially in the treatment of the uppercase lettering punctuated by bullets. "Bartlett" was cast in two variant editions, with diameters of 4.5 inches and 12 inches.

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Provenance

Title: Paul Wayland Bartlett
Artist: John Flanagan (American, Newark, New Jersey 1865–1952 New York)
Date: 1917
Culture: American
Medium: Bronze relief mounted on oak board
Dimensions: Diam. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph G. Reinis, 2002
Object Number: 2002.60
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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