Graphite Drawing of Proposed Design for the Elder Susan B. Anthony Dollar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1979

Object Details

artist

Gasparro, Frank

Description (Brief)

In this rendition of the dollar, Susan B. Anthony faces left. She has a ridge on her nose and a softened jaw line that shows a realistic aging woman. In the final design, Anthony faced right and was given a younger look by smoothing out her nose and jaw line. To help distinguish the new dollar from a quarter the round coin was given eleven sides.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Christina Gasparro Hansen

ca 1979

ID Number

2009.0005.113

accession number

2009.0005

catalog number

2009.0005.113

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

graphite (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 21.1 cm x 20.4 cm; 8 5/16 in x 8 1/16 in

overall design: 17.9 cm; 7 1/16 in

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

Coins, Currency and Medals

Art of Gasparro

National Museum of American History

Subject

Art - Currency

Record ID

nmah_1395967

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-56c4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa