Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal

Paul Manship, Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal, 1918, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.98
Copied Paul Manship, Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal, 1918, bronze, 3 3⁄4 in. (9.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.98

Artwork Details

Title
Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal
Artist
Date
1918
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 3⁄4 in. (9.5 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — art tool — calipers
  • Occupation — art — painter
  • Occupation — art — printmaker
  • Figure male — child — full length
  • Occupation — art — architect
  • Portrait male — Platt, Charles A. — bust
Object Number
1965.16.98
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.98

Artwork Description

Charles Adams Platt (1861-1933) designed many museum buildings, including the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer Gallery of Art, which was commissioned in 1913 and opened to the public ten years later. Both Platt and Paul Manship, who created this medal, were participants in the famous artists’ colony at Cornish, New Hampshire.