Elbert H. Gary United States Steel Corporation Service Medal (reverse)

Anthony de Francisci, Elbert H. Gary United States Steel Corporation Service Medal (reverse), 1926, brass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate, 1966.110.20
Anthony de Francisci, Elbert H. Gary United States Steel Corporation Service Medal (reverse), 1926, brass, 1 1⁄8 in. (3.0 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate, 1966.110.20

Artwork Details

Title
Elbert H. Gary United States Steel Corporation Service Medal (reverse)
Artist
Date
1926
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 1⁄8 in. (3.0 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate
Mediums
Mediums Description
brass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — industry
  • Figure group
Object Number
1966.110.20
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.110.20

Artwork Description

This uniface medal sample is one of several Anthony de Francisci created  to honor Elbert Gary (1846-1927), who founded the United States Steel Corporation in 1901, and after whom the city of Gary, Indiana, is named. The sample represents the reverse of the true medal. It depicts three laborers paying homage to a goddess who symbolizes the natural world from which our resources come. The dedication indicates that the medal was intended to reward an employee whose name would be inscribed in the blank area at the bottom.

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Louis Maurer, On the Shattagee, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.122.14
On the Shattagee
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Louis Maurer, Nathaniel Currier, Mac, 1853, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.122.35
Mac
Artist
Date1853
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Not on view
Louis Maurer, Nathaniel Currier, Thomas Worth, Ready for the Trot Bring up Your Horses, 1877, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.122.34
Ready for the Trot Bring up Your Horses
Artist
Date1877
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Louis Maurer, Nathaniel Currier, Stamboul, ca. 1852-1884, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.122.22
Stamboul
Artist
Dateca. 1852-1884
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Not on view

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