Whatsoever a Man Soweth

Lee Lawrie, Whatsoever a Man Soweth, 1932, bronze, 2 ⁷⁄₈ in. (7.3 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.8

Artwork Details

Title: Whatsoever a Man Soweth
Artist: Lee Lawrie
Commissioner: Society of Medallic Arts
Founder: Medallic Art Company
Date: 1932
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 2 ⁷⁄₈ in. (7.3 cm) diam.
Credit Line: Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle
Mediums: bronze
Mediums Description: bronze
Classifications: Sculpture
Medal
Subjects: Object — tool — scythe
Object — foliage — wheat
Occupation — farm — sowing
Figure male — full length
Object Number: 1972.167.8
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1972.167.8

Artwork Description

This medal shows Lee Lawrie’s interpretation of the biblical proverb “Whatsoever a man soweth, that also shall he reap,” which appears in Galatians 6:7. Lawrie hoped the medal would “cause reflection upon this age-old saying, and those who pause to look at the medal may each read into it meanings of his own.”