Robert P. Perkins Portrait Medal

Paul Manship, Robert P. Perkins Portrait Medal, 1918, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.100
Paul Manship, Robert P. Perkins Portrait Medal, 1918, bronze, 4 1⁄8 in. (10.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.100

Artwork Details

Title
Robert P. Perkins Portrait Medal
Artist
Date
1918
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
4 1⁄8 in. (10.5 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Perkins, Robert P. — bust
  • Allegory — quality — charity
  • Occupation — military
  • Figure group — female and child
Object Number
1965.16.100
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.100

Artwork Description

Robert P. Perkins (1862-1924) was president of the Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Company. Paul Manship’s medal shows Perkins as the American Red Cross commissioner in Italy during World War I. On the reverse, the Latin word caritas, or “charity,” accompanies the image of a fatherless family victimized by the war.

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Paul Manship, Susanna (#1), 1948, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.1
Susanna (#1)
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marble
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Paul Manship, Eve (#1), 1935, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.6
Eve (#1)
Artist
Date1935
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Paul Manship, Model of Flagpole Base, Alfred E. Smith Memorial, n.d., cast posthumously, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.15
Model of Flagpole Base, Alfred E. Smith Memorial
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Paul Manship, Study for Venus Anadyomene, 1924, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.57
Study for Venus Anadyomene
Artist
Date1924
bronze on marble base
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