Charles Lang Freer Medal (obverse)

Paul Manship, Charles Lang Freer Medal (obverse), 1955, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.130
Paul Manship, Charles Lang Freer Medal (obverse), 1955, bronze, 3 1⁄4 in. (8.3 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.130

Artwork Details

Title
Charles Lang Freer Medal (obverse)
Artist
Date
1955
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 1⁄4 in. (8.3 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Bequest of Paul Manship
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — art building — Freer Gallery of Art
  • Portrait male — Freer, Charles Lang — head
  • Occupation — other — philanthropist
  • Occupation — industry
Object Number
1966.47.130
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.47.130

Artwork Description

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) manufactured railroad cars in Detroit until he retired in 1900. He established the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to house his collection of Asian art, as well as paintings and decorative arts created by James McNeill Whistler. The obverse of Paul Manship’s medal depicts Freer and the neoclassical building on the National Mall designed by Charles Adams Platt (see 1965.16.98 and 1965.16.99) to house Freer’s collection.

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Arthur Wesley Dow, Brittany Farm, 1885, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family, 2014.11.3
Brittany Farm
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Date1885
oil on canvas
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Arthur Wesley Dow, Cemetery at Ipswich, ca. 1895-1910, cyanotype, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation, 1997.73
Cemetery at Ipswich
Artist
Dateca. 1895-1910
cyanotype
Not on view
Arthur Wesley Dow, Ipswich Prints: Lily, 1901/published 1902, photo-mechanical relief reproduction on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. F. F. Reinert, 1976.96.2.5
Ipswich Prints: Lily
Artist
Date1901/published 1902
photo-mechanical relief reproduction on paper
Not on view
Arthur Wesley Dow, Ipswich Prints: Fragment of old brocade, Persian design, 1901/published 1902, photo-mechanical relief reproduction on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. F. F. Reinert, 1976.96.2.2
Ipswich Prints: Fragment of old brocade, Persian design
Artist
Date1901/published 1902
photo-mechanical relief reproduction on paper
Not on view

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