Elbert H. Gary, United States Steel Corporation Service Medal (obverse)

Anthony de Francisci, Elbert H. Gary, United States Steel Corporation Service Medal (obverse), 1926, brass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate, 1966.110.19
Anthony de Francisci, Elbert H. Gary, United States Steel Corporation Service Medal (obverse), 1926, brass, 1 1⁄8 in. (3.0 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate, 1966.110.19

Artwork Details

Title
Elbert H. Gary, United States Steel Corporation Service Medal (obverse)
Artist
Date
1926
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 1⁄8 in. (3.0 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate
Mediums
Mediums Description
brass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Gary, Elbert H. — bust
Object Number
1966.110.19
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.110.19

Artwork Description

This uniface medal sample is one of several Anthony de Francisci created  to honor Elbert Gary (1846-1927), who founded the United States Steel Corporation in 1901, and after whom the city of Gary, Indiana, is named. The sample represents the obverse of the true medal, on which a portrait of Gary would appear.

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Sam Gilliam, Swing, 1969, acrylic and aluminum on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Edwin Janss, Jr., 1973.189
Swing
Artist
Date1969
acrylic and aluminum on canvas
On view
Sam Gilliam, April 4, 1969, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1973.115
April 4
Artist
Date1969
acrylic on canvas
Not on view
Sam Gilliam, Art Ramp Angle Brown, 1978, acrylic and oil enamel on canvas and nylon, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1979.159.41
Art Ramp Angle Brown
Artist
Date1978
acrylic and oil enamel on canvas and nylon
Not on view
Sam Gilliam, Green Web, 1967, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1977.48.3
Green Web
Artist
Date1967
acrylic on canvas
Not on view