There is no easy way from the earth to the stars

Designer Gaetano Cecere American

1933

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Title: There is no easy way from the earth to the stars
Designer: Gaetano Cecere (American, New York 1894–1985 Stamford, Connecticut)
Date: 1933
Medium: Bronze, dark brown patina
Dimensions: Diam. 2 7/8 × 7/16 in., 0.6 lb. (7.3 × 1.1 cm, 0.3 kg)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Gift of the Society of Medalists (through George D. Pratt), 1933
Object Number: 33.152.15
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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