Thomas Jefferson [obverse]
1966
Designer, American, 1915 - 1972
Manufacturer, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016
Ralph J. Menconi (designer), Medallic Art Company (manufacturer)
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 Number
2015.19.3791.a
Associated Artworks
The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America [reverse]
Ralph J. Menconi, Medallic Art Company
1966
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gift 1967 of Clyde C. Trees through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Seventy-Fourth Issue) to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
under truncation of bust: RALPH.J.MENCONI ©1967; around circumference in three concentrc lines: .WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT - THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL. / .THAT THEY ARE ENPOWERED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS. / .THAT AMONG THESE ARE LIFE - LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.