Go to the Ant, Consider Her Ways and be Wise [reverse], 1942

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

2015.19.3693.b

Artists / Makers

Janet de Coux (designer) American, 1904 - 1999

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

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Inscription

around top circumference: GO TO THE ANT CONSIDER HER WAYS; around bottom circumference: AND BE WISE

Provenance

Gift 1942 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Twenty-Fifth Issue); acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Society of Medalists

Exhibition History

1987: Women at Work: Sculpture from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1897-1947, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1987.