Let’s Take a Trip Medal

Anthony de Francisci, Let's Take a Trip Medal, 1946?, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate, 1966.110.52
Anthony de Francisci, Let's Take a Trip Medal, 1946?, bronze, 2 1⁄2 in. (6.4 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate, 1966.110.52

Artwork Details

Title
Let’s Take a Trip Medal
Artist
Date
1946?
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 1⁄2 in. (6.4 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — globe
  • Figure group — male and child
Object Number
1966.110.52
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.110.52

Artwork Description

Research suggests that the date ascribed to this medal is incorrect, and that the medal relates to the popular CBS television series Let's Take A Trip, which ran from 1955 to 1958. Anthony de Francisci had already collaborated with CBS on a program about medal making in 1954. Let's Take A Trip featured a changing cast of children who traveled with an adult moderator to scout jamborees, toy fairs, and meetings with President Eisenhower.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Donald Judd, Table Object, 1967, aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.84.94
Table Object
Artist
Date1967
aluminum
On view
Donald Judd, Table Object, 1967, folded stainless steel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.66
Table Object
Artist
Date1967
folded stainless steel
On view
Donald Judd, Untitled, 1981, fabricated 1982, wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family, 2014.13.2
Untitled
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Date1981, fabricated 1982
wood
Not on view
Donald Judd, Untitled, from the Portfolio The New York Collection for Stockholm, 1973, color lithograph and screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.121, © 1973, Donald Judd
Untitled, from the Portfolio The New York Collection for…
Artist
Date1973
color lithograph and screenprint on paper
Not on view

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