Herbert Hoover Inaugural Medal [obverse]
1929
Engraver/modeler, American, 1857 - 1935
Die Engraver, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016
Manufacturer, American, est. 1792
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
2015.19.3639.b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Julius Garfinckel [1872-1936], Washington; gift 1929 to the Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
across top of field: HERBERT HOOVER / PRESIDENT / CHARLES CURTIS / VICE / PRESIDENT; lower left on map: B France German[y] Austria; lower center on book, left: DE Metal; lower center on book, right: RE / liea; center on banner held by eagle : E PLURIBUS UNUM