Mark Hopkins Medal

Copied Joseph E. Renier, Mark Hopkins Medal, 1963, bronze, 3 in. (7.7 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Renier, 1967.93.42

Artwork Details

Title
Mark Hopkins Medal
Founder
Medallic Art Company
Date
1963
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 in. (7.7 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Renier
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group — male
  • Landscape — tree
  • Occupation — education — teacher
  • Recreation — leisure — reading
  • Portrait male — Hopkins, Mark — bust
  • Object — written matter — book
Object Number
1967.93.42

Artwork Description

Joseph Renier created this medal for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University. Mark Hopkins was an 1824 graduate of Williams College, a professor from 1830 to 1887, and the college’s president from 1836 to 1872. For the reverse of this medal, Renier noted that he wanted to portray “The teacher and the pupil close to the beauties of Nature---talking, thinking, discussing from the book of experience---the future before them both.”