Art Director’s Club Medal

Paul Manship, Art Director's Club Medal, 1921, bronze, 2 ¹⁄₈ in. (5.4 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.60

Artwork Details

Title: Art Director’s Club Medal
Artist: Paul Manship
Date: 1921
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 2 ¹⁄₈ in. (5.4 cm) diam.
Credit Line: Gift of the artist
Mediums: bronze
Mediums Description: bronze
Classifications: Sculpture
Medal
Subjects: Equestrian
Object — musical instrument — lyre
Object — foliage — laurel
Object — art tool — artist’s brush
Object — art tool — palette
Mythology — classical — Pegasus
Occupation — art — painter
Figure male — bust
Object Number: 1965.16.60
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.60

Artwork Description

Paul Manship designed this medal for the Art Director’s Club of New York, which was founded 1920 to promote the relatively new profession of art direction in American publishing. Art directors craft the “look” of magazines and journals through advertising, graphic design, illustration and photography, and this medal is awarded annually to recognize achievements in the field.