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

Media - 1966.110.21 - SAAM-1966.110.21_1 - 46631
Copied Anthony de Francisci, Elbert H. Gary United States Steel Corporation Service Medal (reverse), 1926, brass, 1 1⁄8 in. (3.0 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate, 1966.110.21

Artwork Details

Title
Elbert H. Gary United States Steel Corporation Service Medal (reverse)
Artist
Date
1926
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 1⁄8 in. (3.0 cm) diam.
Markings
around edge in relief: around edge in relief: UNITED · STATES · STEEL · CORPORATION · SERVICE · MEDAL ·
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate
Mediums
Mediums Description
brass
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure
  • Occupation — industry — mining
  • Figure male — full length
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — industry
Object Number
1966.110.21
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.110.21

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 reverse of the true medal and depicts a miner digging for the ores that will feed the steel mill. The dedication indicates that the medal was intended to reward an employee whose name would be inscribed in the blank area at the bottom.