Paul Manship, New York Tercentenary Medal, 1914, bronze, 2 3⁄4 in. (7.0 cm.) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.80
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Artwork Details
- Title
- New York Tercentenary Medal
- Artist
- Date
- 1914
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 2 3⁄4 in. (7.0 cm.) diam.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the artist
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- bronze
- Subjects
- Figure group — male
- Animal — reptile — snake
- Object — other — smoking material
- Object — weapon — gun
- Architecture Exterior — commercial — skyscraper
- Allegory — place — New York City
- Object — furniture — chair
- Animal — beaver
- Architecture — boat — sailing ship
- Indian
- Architecture — boat — detail
- Object Number
- 1965.16.80
Artwork Description
Paul Manship’s New York Tercentenary Medal commemorates the 300th anniversary of the founding of New York in 1614. The design for the obverse features an allegorical figure holding the torch of liberty in one hand and an early skyscraper---perhaps Cass Gilbert’s famous Woolworth Building---in the other. Shields to the left and right of the figure bear symbols of medicine and maritime trade, industries in which New York led, early in the twentieth century.
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