Barry Faulkner Portrait Medal (reverse)

Paul Manship, Barry Faulkner Portrait Medal (reverse), bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.65
Copied Paul Manship, Barry Faulkner Portrait Medal (reverse), bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.65

Artwork Details

Title
Barry Faulkner Portrait Medal (reverse)
Artist
Location
Not on view
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — musical instrument — lute
  • Allegory
  • Figure group — nude
Object Number
1965.16.65
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.65

Artwork Description

American artist Barry Faulkner (1881-1966) is known for his murals in the National Archives building in Washington, D.C., and in state capitols 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.