Male and Female Figure Medal

Anthony de Francisci, Male and Female Figure Medal, ca. 1940-1950, white metal gold plated, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate, 1966.110.51
Anthony de Francisci, Male and Female Figure Medal, ca. 1940-1950, white metal gold plated, 3 5⁄8 in. (9.1 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate, 1966.110.51

Artwork Details

Title
Male and Female Figure Medal
Artist
Date
ca. 1940-1950
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 5⁄8 in. (9.1 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate
Mediums
Mediums Description
white metal gold plated
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
Object Number
1966.110.51
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.110.51

Artwork Description

Research has not revealed the purpose of the medal for which Anthony de Francisci created this artist’s strike, or sample, but the stylized figures suggest that the image was designed in the 1930s. De Francisci borrowed the classical composition of a pietà, a scene of Mary mourning the crucified Christ.

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Lewis Baltz, Park City 35. Prospector Park, Subdivision Phase I, Lot 7, looking Northwest., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joshua P. Smith, 1991.112.5, © 1979, Lewis Baltz
Park City 35. Prospector Park, Subdivision Phase I, Lot 7,…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Lewis Baltz, Nevada 2. Hidden Valley, looking South., 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joshua P. Smith, 1992.32.37, © 1977, Lewis Baltz
Nevada 2. Hidden Valley, looking South.
Artist
Date1977
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Lewis Baltz, Park City 89. Park City, interior, 28., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joshua P. Smith, 1992.32.36, © 1979, Lewis Baltz
Park City 89. Park City, interior, 28.
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Lewis Baltz, Park City 18. Prospector Village, Lot 85, looking West., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joshua P. Smith, 1992.32.35, © 1979, Lewis Baltz
Park City 18. Prospector Village, Lot 85, looking West.
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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Edward Mitchell Bannister, Untitled (Landscape with Two Women Reclining on Rocks), oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of H. Alan and Melvin Frank, 1983.95.132
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