Robert Wolfe Journalism Honor Medal (obverse)

Anthony de Francisci, Robert Wolfe Journalism Honor Medal (obverse), ca. 1925, bronze, 2 ³⁄₄ in. (7.0 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci, 1966.51.74

Artwork Details

Title: Robert Wolfe Journalism Honor Medal (obverse)
Artist: Anthony de Francisci
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 2 ³⁄₄ in. (7.0 cm) diam.
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci
Mediums: bronze
Mediums Description: bronze
Classifications: Sculpture
Medal-Sample
Subjects: Object — other — writing tool
Object — other — wreath
Object — written matter
Architecture — machine — printing press
Occupation — writer — journalist
Allegory — arts and sciences — literature
Dress — historic — classical dress
Figure group
Object Number: 1966.51.74
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.51.74

Artwork Description

The Journalism Honor Medal sponsored by Ohio State University’s School of Journalism and Communication commemorates the career of Robert F. Wolfe, publisher of the Ohio State Journal and the Columbus Dispatch until his death in 1927. This uniface artist’s strike, or sample, represents the obverse of the true medal. It shows a figure of Truth who rests one hand on a printing press and with the other offers a laurel wreath to a young man. The seated figure represents the journalism student to whom the award will be given.