Inscription [reverse]
1933
Designer, American, 1894 - 1985
Manufacturer, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016
Gaetano Cecere (designer), Medallic Art Company (manufacturer)
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (Gift through subscription to the Society of Medalists)
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
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Accession Number
2015.19.3651.b
Associated Artworks
"There is No Easy Way from the Earth to the Stars" [obverse]
Gaetano Cecere, Medallic Art Company
1933
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gift 1933 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Eighth Issue); acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
around top circumference, periods representing stars: THERE IS NO.EASY.WAY.FROM THE / .EARTH.TO.THE.STARS.