Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse)

Paul Manship, Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse), 1919, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.96
Copied Paul Manship, Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse), 1919, bronze, 2 5⁄8 in. (6.7 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.96

Artwork Details

Title
Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse)
Artist
Date
1919
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 5⁄8 in. (6.7 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — globe
  • Object — weapon — sword
  • Object — foliage — palm
  • Figure female — full length
  • Fantasy — winged being
Object Number
1965.16.96
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.96

Artwork Description

The Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal honors veterans killed in World War I. The obverse of Paul Manship’s artist’s strike, or sample, shows a winged female figure holding a sheaf of wheat that symbolizes the harvest of souls and the separation of the righteous from the wicked. The Latin inscription reads “Lived, Conquered, Shall Live.”