Harmony Creates Tranquility

Leo Friedlander, Harmony Creates Tranquility, 1949, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.15
Copied Leo Friedlander, Harmony Creates Tranquility, 1949, bronze, 2 7⁄8 in. (7.3 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.15

Artwork Details

Title
Harmony Creates Tranquility
Artist
Commissioner
Society of Medallic Arts
Founder
Medallic Art Company
Date
1949
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 7⁄8 in. (7.3 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • Landscape
  • Figure female — full length
  • Allegory — quality — harmony
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
  • Object — musical instrument — lyre
Object Number
1972.167.15
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1972.167.15

Artwork Description

Leo Friedlander’s medal combines a classical theme with the rural genre scenes that were popular in American art throughout the first half of the twentieth century. On the obverse, the musical harmony embodied in the archaic figure holding a lyre parallels the communal harmony of the present day depicted on the reverse.