Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse)

Paul Manship, Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse), 1919, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.96
Paul Manship, Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse), 1919, bronze, 2 5⁄8 in. (6.7 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.96

Artwork Details

Title
Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse)
Artist
Date
1919
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 5⁄8 in. (6.7 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — globe
  • Figure female — full length
  • Fantasy — winged being
  • Object — foliage — palm
  • Object — weapon — sword
Object Number
1965.16.96
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.96

Artwork Description

The Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal honors veterans killed in World War I. The obverse of Paul Manship’s artist’s strike, or sample, shows a winged female figure holding a sheaf of wheat that symbolizes the harvest of souls and the separation of the righteous from the wicked. The Latin inscription reads “Lived, Conquered, Shall Live.”

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Werner Drewes, Pointed Brown and Floating Circles, 1933, oil, pen and ink, and pencil on wood panel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.17
Pointed Brown and Floating Circles
Artist
Date1933
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Werner Drewes, Suspended Forms, woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1977.21.11
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Werner Drewes, Summer Bouquet (no. 242), color woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.9.81
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color woodcut
Not on view

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