United States of America – Bronze Cross

Paul Manship, United States of America--Bronze Cross, n.d., bronze, 6 1⁄4 x 5 1⁄4 in. (15.9 x 13.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.142

Artwork Details

Title
United States of America – Bronze Cross
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
6 1⁄4 x 5 1⁄4 in. (15.9 x 13.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Paul Manship
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Allegory — religion
  • Allegory — place — America
Object Number
1966.47.142
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.47.142

Artwork Description

Research has not revealed the purpose for which Paul Manship designed this cross, although the design is very similar to the Navy Cross created by James Earle Fraser after World War I. The trident on the reverse appears as well in Manship’s design for the Navy’s Distinguished Service Medal (see 1965.16.97), created in 1919. The Medal of Honor, the Cross, and the Distinguished Service Medal are the highest awards earned in the United States Navy.

Works by this artist (6 items)

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George Segal, The Restaurant, 1975, brush and ink, pen and ink, oil wash, gouache, charcoal and collage: photograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.56
The Restaurant
Artist
Date1975
brush and ink, pen and ink, oil wash, gouache, charcoal and collage: photograph on paper
Not on view
George Segal, Untitled--Figure with White Chair, 1970, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1988.18.55
Untitled – Figure with White Chair
Artist
Date1970
screenprint on paper
Not on view
George Segal, The Curtain, 1974, mixed media: plaster, glass and painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.62, (c) 1978, George Segal
The Curtain
Artist
Date1974
mixed media: plaster, glass and painted wood
Not on view
George Segal, Untitled--Red Chair and Radiator, 1970, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1988.18.54
Untitled – Red Chair and Radiator
Artist
Date1970
screenprint on paper
Not on view

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