Medal of Honor for the American Institute of Architects

n.d.

Herbert Adams

Associated Names
Herbert Adams

Sculptor, American, 1858 - 1945

This is a photograph of a circular bronze relief set in a wooden frame. The image depicts a figure in a standing pose holding a small model of a classical temple in one hand and an olive branch in the other. The relief is inscribed with the Latin words "AD GLORIAM ARTIS" around the perimeter. The bronze appears aged and the wooden frame is simple.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze mounted on wood

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Herbert Adams)

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 14.92 cm (5 7/8 in.)
    overall (wood mount): 25.72 × 20.64 × 1.27 cm (10 1/8 × 8 1/8 × 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3703

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; by inheritance to his wife, Adeline Adams [1859-1948, née Adeline Valentine Pond], Brooklyn; gift 19 October 1945 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in exergue: HERBERT ADAMS SC.; around circumference: AD GLORIAM ARTIS

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