Texas Medallion Medal (design for obverse)

Joseph E. Renier, Texas Medallion Medal (design for obverse), 1935 or 1936, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Renier, 1967.93.35
Copied Joseph E. Renier, Texas Medallion Medal (design for obverse), 1935 or 1936, plaster, 22 58 in. (57.5 cm.) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Renier, 1967.93.35

Artwork Details

Title
Texas Medallion Medal (design for obverse)
Date
1935 or 1936
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
22 58 in. (57.5 cm.) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Renier
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group — female
  • Allegory — place — Texas
  • Emblem
  • Emblem — star
Object Number
1967.93.35

Artwork Description

Joseph Renier created this plaster plaque as a design for the Texas Medal (see 1967.93.40). Such plaster plaques preserved the forms and details of original designs through the intermediate steps that led to the final medal.