Victory of Man and Nature over the Powers of Destruction [obverse], 1940

Not on View

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift through subscription to the Society of Medalists)

Accession Number

2015.19.3674.a

Artists / Makers

Walker Hancock (designer) American, 1901 - 1998

Medallic Art Company (manufacturer) American, est. 1910 - closed 2016

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Inscription

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

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

Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Society of Medalists