United Parcel Service Fiftieth Anniversary Medal (obverse)

Media - 1966.110.45 - SAAM-1966.110.45_1 - 46646
Copied Anthony de Francisci, United Parcel Service Fiftieth Anniversary Medal (obverse), 1957, brass, 2 1⁄2 in. (6.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate, 1966.110.45

Artwork Details

Title
United Parcel Service Fiftieth Anniversary Medal (obverse)
Artist
Founder
Medallic Art Company
Date
1957
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 1⁄2 in. (6.5 cm) diam.
Markings
center left in relief: -A DE F (artist's monogram) lower center rim incised: MEDALLIC ART CO. NY around lower edge in relief: JAMES·E.·CASEY·GEORGE·W.·CASEY/EVERT·McCABE· CHARLES·W.·SODERSTROM lower center on crest: UPS lower center on scroll: SINCE ® 1907
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate
Mediums
Mediums Description
brass
Classifications
Keywords
  • Group
  • Portrait group
  • Portrait male — Casey, James E. — bust
  • Portrait male — Casey, George W. — bust
  • Portrait male — McCabe, Evert — bust
  • Portrait male — Soderstrom, Charles W. — bust
Object Number
1966.110.45
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.110.45

Artwork Description

The United Parcel Service was founded in 1907. The obverse of this medal shows the company’s founder, James E. Casey, and UPS executives George W. Casey, Evert McCabe, and Charles W. Soderstrom. UPS still employs the trademark shield symbol seen on this medal.