Object Details
- Artist
- Paul Manship, born St. Paul, MN 1885-died New York City 1966
- Luce Center Label
- Paul Manship created uncharacteristically grim images for the obverse and reverse of this medal, which memorializes Germany’s conquest of Belgium. “Kultur” was an idealization of German civilization, developed by the German state to justify acts of aggression under the imperial regime. On the obverse, Manship depicted a thick-necked kaiser wearing a “rosary” of skulls representing the nations he had defeated. On the reverse, a Teutonic soldier abducts a woman whose baby lies dead on the ground. This medal sold for ten dollars to help relief efforts during the First World War.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship
- 1918
- Object number
- 1966.47.124
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture-Medal
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) diam.
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure group
- Figure\fragment\skull
- Figure male\bust
- Occupation\military\soldier
- History\United States\World War I
- State of being\death\murder
- Allegory\place\Belgium
- Object\weapon\sword
- Record ID
- saam_1966.47.124
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ff4556ea-c5e9-4868-8297-bb4f80f4fdf8
