Walt Whitman [obverse]
1956
Designer, American, 1892 - 1984
Manufacturer, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Clyde C. Trees through subscription to the Society of Medalists)
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
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Accession
2015.19.3764.a
Associated Artworks
Leaves of Grass [verso]
Paul Fjelde, Medallic Art Company
1956
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gift 1956 of Clyde C. Trees through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Fifty-Fourth Issue) to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
under truncation: P.©F.; around top circumference: OUT OF THE CRADLE ENDLESSLY ROCKING; around bottom circumference: .1819.WALT.WHITMAN.1897.