James H. McGraw Award for Advancement of the Electrical Industry (reverse)
Object Details
- Artist
- Anthony de Francisci, born Palermo, Italy 1887-died New York City 1964
- Founder
- Medallic Art Company
- Luce Center Label
- James H. McGraw Sr. was a founder of the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. Research has not yet revealed the nature of this award. Anthony de Francisci’s uniface artist’s strike, or sample, represents the reverse of the true medal and shows the name of the recipient in 1925. The obverse of the medal shows a profile of McGraw (see 1966.110.7).
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate
- 1925
- Object number
- 1966.110.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture-Medal-Sample
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm) diam.
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure male\nude
- Figure male\full length
- Allegory\arts and sciences\industry
- Object\other\globe
- Record ID
- saam_1966.110.9
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78836a903-eefb-4b39-abcd-09a831f974c2
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