Go to the Ant, Consider Her Ways and be Wise [reverse]
1942
Designer, American, 1904 - 1999
Manufacturer, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016
Janet de Coux (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
2015.19.3693.b
Associated Artworks
Thou Sluggard [obverse]
Janet de Coux, Medallic Art Company
1942
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gift 1942 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Twenty-Fifth Issue); acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1987
Women at Work: Sculpture from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1897-1947, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1987.
Inscriptions
around top circumference: GO TO THE ANT CONSIDER HER WAYS; around bottom circumference: AND BE WISE