To Be Nameless in Worthy Deeds Exceeds an Infamous History [reverse], 1946

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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

2015.19.3714.b

Artists / Makers

Sidney Waugh (designer) American, 1904 - 1963

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

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Inscription

across field: TO.BE.NAMELESS / IN.WORTHY.DEEDS / EXCEEDS.AN.IN. / FAMOUS.HISTORY.

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

Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Society of Medalists