Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal

Paul Manship, Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal, 1918, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.98
Paul Manship, Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal, 1918, bronze, 3 3⁄4 in. (9.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.98

Artwork Details

Title
Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal
Artist
Date
1918
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 3⁄4 in. (9.5 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — child — full length
  • Occupation — art — architect
  • Occupation — art — printmaker
  • Occupation — art — painter
  • Object — art tool — calipers
  • Portrait male — Platt, Charles A. — bust
Object Number
1965.16.98
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.98

Artwork Description

Charles Adams Platt (1861-1933) designed many museum buildings, including the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer Gallery of Art, which was commissioned in 1913 and opened to the public ten years later. Both Platt and Paul Manship, who created this medal, were participants in the famous artists’ colony at Cornish, New Hampshire.

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Werner Drewes, Central Density, 1973, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.116
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Date1973
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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
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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
Summer Bouquet (no. 242)
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color woodcut
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