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 14 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 14 in. (8.3 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Bequest of Paul Manship
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — industry
  • Occupation — other — philanthropist
  • Portrait male — Freer, Charles Lang — head
  • Architecture Exterior — art building — Freer Gallery of Art
Object Number
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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Mary Vaux Walcott, Arnica alpina, 1905, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1970.355.103
Arnica alpina
Date1905
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Mary Vaux Walcott, Goldenpea (Thermopsis rhombifolia), 1923, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1970.355.634
Goldenpea (Thermopsis rhombifolia)
Date1923
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Mary Vaux Walcott, Mountain Juniper (Juniperus sibirica), 1917, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1970.355.424
Mountain Juniper (Juniperus sibirica)
Date1917
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Mary Vaux Walcott, Untitled--Plant Study, 1929, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1970.355.222
Untitled – Plant Study
Date1929
watercolor on paper
Not on view

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Mary Vaux Walcott, Arnica alpina, 1905, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1970.355.103
Arnica alpina
Date1905
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Mary Vaux Walcott, Goldenpea (Thermopsis rhombifolia), 1923, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1970.355.634
Goldenpea (Thermopsis rhombifolia)
Date1923
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Dwinell Grant, Untitled, 1936, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.31
Untitled
Date1936
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Alex Redein, Low Tide at the Flats, n.d., opaque watercolor and collage on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1972.137
Low Tide at the Flats
Daten.d.
opaque watercolor and collage on paper
Not on view