Horace Vaughan Winchell Medal (obverse)

Anthony de Francisci, Horace Vaughan Winchell Medal (obverse), ca. 1924-1930, brass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci, 1966.51.70
Copied Anthony de Francisci, Horace Vaughan Winchell Medal (obverse), ca. 1924-1930, brass, 2 12 in. (6.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci, 1966.51.70

Artwork Details

Title
Horace Vaughan Winchell Medal (obverse)
Date
ca. 1924-1930
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 12 in. (6.5 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci
Mediums
Mediums Description
brass
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — Winchell, Horace Vaughan — bust
Object Number
1966.51.70

Artwork Description

The Winchells were a family of prominent geologists and researchers from Minnesota. Father Newton Horace (1839-1914) was editor of American Geologist, and with his son Horace Vaughan (1865-1923) wrote The Iron Ores of Minnesota, which was published in 1891. Another son, Alexander, was a geology professor at the University of Wisconsin. Horace was the chief geologist for the Great Northern Railway headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. Anthony de Francisci created this uniface sample for a proposed medal.