St. Paul Institute Medal

Object Details

Artist

Paul Manship, born St. Paul, MN 1885-died New York City 1966

Founder

Medallic Art Company

Luce Center Label

Paul Manship studied at the St. Paul Institute of Arts in Minnesota from 1892 to 1903. On the obverse of this medal a partially draped nude holding a lyre represents the creative Muse that leads the artist to acclaim; she holds a figure of Victory in her right hand. Manship explained that the Pegasus rising from the globe on the reverse suggested “the flight of Fancy, and its vehicle of transport to the Higher Realms.”

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist

1916

Object number

1965.16.58

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture-Medal

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

2 1/8 in (5.4 cm.) diam.

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Figure female\nude

Figure female\full length

Mythology\classical\muse

Mythology\classical\victory

Object\musical instrument\lyre

Record ID

saam_1965.16.58

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7762b1905-bcb2-490a-8233-3171737f65b8