Herbert Hoover Inaugural Medal [reverse]

1929

Henry Kirke Bush-Brown (engraver/modeler), Medallic Art Company (die engraver), U.S. Mint (manufacturer)

Associated Names
Henry Kirke Bush-Brown

Engraver/modeler, American, 1857 - 1935

Medallic Art Company

Die Engraver, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016

U.S. Mint

Manufacturer, American, est. 1792

The sculpture features a round medal with a depiction of an American eagle holding arrows and an olive branch. Raised letters above the eagle read "HERBERT HOOVER PRESIDENT" and "CHARLES CURTIS VICE PRESIDENT." Additional elements include a shooting star or comet, a mountain landscape, a small building, a telescope, and an open book with text. The sculpture is in a warm, bronze or gold tone.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image depicts a sculpture in the form of a medallion featuring the profile of a man's head, sculpted in relief. The subject is depicted with neatly combed hair and dressed in a coat and tie. The sculpture is made from a material that suggests a metallic composition, with a golden-brown color dominating its appearance. Engraved text around the edge of the medallion reads "INAUGURATION MARCH 4, 1929." The sculpture is intricately detailed, capturing the facial features and attire of the subject with precision and depth relative to the flat surface of the medallion.

Herbert Hoover Inaugural Medal [obverse]

Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, Medallic Art Company, U.S. Mint

1929

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Corcoran Thom [née Mary Huntington Lay, 1877-1957], Washington; gift 1956 to the Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across field: HERBERT HOOVER / PRESIDENT / CHARLES CURTIS / VICE / PRESIDENT; on banner held by eagle: E PLURIBUS UNUM; lower center on open book: De Re / Metallica; lower left on map: France / Germany / Austria

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