Betty Holter Portrait Medal

Paul Manship, Betty Holter Portrait Medal, 1919, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.105
Paul Manship, Betty Holter Portrait Medal, 1919, bronze, 4 in. (10.1 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.105

Artwork Details

Title
Betty Holter Portrait Medal
Artist
Date
1919
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
4 in. (10.1 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Holter, Betty — bust
Object Number
1965.16.105
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.105

Artwork Description

Paul Manship’s work includes numerous portraits of individuals about whom little is known. Research has not revealed the purpose of this medal, but it may have been designed to honor Betty Holter, who wrote for The English Weekly and corresponded with the Bloomsbury group of English artists and writers during the interwar years. This uniface artist’s sample would have been mounted on a display board for prospective clients.  

Works by this artist (3 items)

George N. Barnard, U.S.M. Bridge, Chattanooga, ca. 1860-1865, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.30.1
U.S.M. Bridge, Chattanooga
Artist
Dateca. 1860-1865
albumen silver print
Not on view
George N. Barnard, The "Hell Hole", New Hope Church, Georgia, from Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, plate 27, ca. 1866, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.7
The ​“Hell Hole”, New Hope Church, Georgia, from…
Artist
Dateca. 1866
albumen silver print
Not on view
George N. Barnard, Bonaventure, Savannah, Georgia, ca. 1866, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.6
Bonaventure, Savannah, Georgia
Artist
Dateca. 1866
albumen silver print
Not on view

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