William Rhinelander Stewart Medal

Paul Manship, William Rhinelander Stewart Medal, 1928, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.104
Paul Manship, William Rhinelander Stewart Medal, 1928, bronze, 3 34 in. (9.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.104

Artwork Details

Title
William Rhinelander Stewart Medal
Artist
Date
1928
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 34 in. (9.5 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — bird — pelican
  • Portrait male — Stewart, William Rhinelander — bust
  • Object — other — nest
Object Number
1965.16.104

Artwork Description

William Rhinelander Stewart (1852-1929) was a prominent New Yorker and president of the State Board of Charities for twenty-five years. The Latin motto on the reverse of Paul Manship’s medal appears on the crest of the Stewart clan and reads “Courage Grows Strong at a Wound.”

Works by this artist (129 items)

Charles Bird King, Miss Satterlee, ca. 1830-1839, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Albert M. Pitcher, Jr., 1976.117
Miss Satterlee
Dateca. 1830-1839
oil on wood
On view
Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Apauly-Tustennuggee, 1825, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,322
Apauly-Tustennuggee
Artist
Unidentified
Date1825
oil on canvas
On view
Charles Bird King, AP-PA-NOO-SE. SAUKIE CHIEF, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1836, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.153,264
AP-PA-NOO-SE. SAUKIE CHIEF, from History of the Indian…
Artist
Dateca. 1836
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Not on view

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