To Be Nameless in Worthy Deeds Exceeds an Infamous History [reverse]
1946
Designer, American, 1904 - 1963
Manufacturer, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016
Sidney Waugh (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
2015.19.3714.b
Associated Artworks
Happy are Those whom Privacy makes Innocent [obverse]
Sidney Waugh, Medallic Art Company
1946
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gift 1946 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Thirty-Fourth Issue); acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
across field: TO.BE.NAMELESS / IN.WORTHY.DEEDS / EXCEEDS.AN.IN. / FAMOUS.HISTORY.