Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse)

Paul Manship, Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse), 1919, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.96
Paul Manship, Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse), 1919, bronze, 2 5⁄8 in. (6.7 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.96

Artwork Details

Title
Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal (obverse)
Artist
Date
1919
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 5⁄8 in. (6.7 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — globe
  • Figure female — full length
  • Fantasy — winged being
  • Object — foliage — palm
  • Object — weapon — sword
Object Number
1965.16.96
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.96

Artwork Description

The Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal honors veterans killed in World War I. The obverse of Paul Manship’s artist’s strike, or sample, shows a winged female figure holding a sheaf of wheat that symbolizes the harvest of souls and the separation of the righteous from the wicked. The Latin inscription reads “Lived, Conquered, Shall Live.”

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Henry Wolf, Portrait of a Lady, 1906, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.228
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Artist
Date1906
wood engraving on paper
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Henry Wolf, Mrs. Alexander Campbell, 1913, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.282
Mrs. Alexander Campbell
Artist
Date1913
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
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Henry Wolf, Mrs. Deborah Franklin, 1898, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.160
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Artist
Date1898
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Henry Wolf, Miss Eleanor Gordon, 1908, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.238
Miss Eleanor Gordon
Artist
Date1908
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
Not on view

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