Victory of Man and Nature over the Powers of Destruction [obverse]
1940
Designer, American, 1901 - 1998
Manufacturer, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016
Walker Hancock (designer), Medallic Art Company (manufacturer)
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (Gift 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
2015.19.3674.a
Associated Artworks
Victory of Man and Nature over the Powers of Destruction [reverse]
Walker Hancock, Medallic Art Company
1940
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gift 1940 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Twenty-Second Issue); acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower left, between right and left feet of the two figures: © / HANCOCK; around circumference: THERE WILL BE OTHER TOWERS; in the exergue, the numbers within circles: 19 FOR THEE TO 40 / BUILD