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
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
  • Figure male — child — full length
  • Occupation — art — architect
  • Occupation — art — printmaker
  • Occupation — art — painter
  • Object — art tool — calipers
  • 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.

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Date1885 and 1911
oil on canvas
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Elihu Vedder, Volterra, 1860, oil on canvas mounted on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1977.105
Volterra
Artist
Date1860
oil on canvas mounted on canvas
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The Muse of Tragedy
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pastel
Not on view
Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Theology, 1883-1884, chalk, pencil and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.15
(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Theology
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Date1883-1884
chalk, pencil and ink on paper
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