Pan-American Exposition Award Medal

1901

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MacNeil, an accomplished medallist, designed this award medal for the Pan-American Exposition, a world's fair held in Buffalo, New York, in 1901. Manufactured by Gorham, this medal demonstrates MacNeil’s ongoing interest in Native American subjects. The obverse features Liberty walking alongside a bison; the reverse depicts two Indigenous men, one representing South America (at left, cross legged) and the other depicting North America (at right, seated) sharing a peace pipe to symbolize Pan-American friendship.

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Title: Pan-American Exposition Award Medal
Artist: Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, Everett, Massachusetts 1866–1947 Queens, New York)
Date: 1901
Culture: American
Medium: Gilt bronze
Dimensions: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of David Harvey Fox, 2012
Object Number: 2012.486.1
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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