Barry Faulkner Portrait Medal

Copied Paul Manship, Barry Faulkner Portrait Medal, 1915, bronze, 3 1⁄2 in. (8.9 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.128

Artwork Details

Title
Barry Faulkner Portrait Medal
Artist
Date
1915
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 1⁄2 in. (8.9 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Bequest of Paul Manship
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Performing arts — music — lyre
  • Mythology — classical — Eurydice
  • Occupation — art — painter
  • Figure group
  • Animal — bird
  • Mythology — classical — Orpheus
  • Portrait male — Faulkner, Barry — head
Object Number
1966.47.128
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.47.128

Artwork Description

American artist Barry Faulkner (1881-1966) is known for his murals in the National Archives building in Washington, D.C., and in capitol buildings across the United States. Paul Manship knew Faulkner when they were both students at the American Academy in Rome from 1909 to 1912. The inscription on the reverse, “To the Ultimate Do We Pursue the Ideal,” reflects the classical training that Manship and Faulkner shared.