John Fitzgerald Kennedy Inaugural Medal [reverse]
1961
Paul Manship
Designer, American, 1885 - 1966
Medallic Art Company
Manufacturer, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016
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Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 6.99 cm (2 3/4 in.)
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Accession
2015.19.3898.b
Associated Artworks
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Inaugural Medal [obverse]
Paul Manship, Medallic Art Company
1961
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mrs. Corcoran Thom, Jr. [née Elizabeth H. Mitchell, 1911-1991]; gift 1969 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
around circumference: PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; lower center: INAUGURATED / JANUARY 20TH 1961; on the banner held by eagle: E PLURIBUS UNUM