Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal

Paul Manship, Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal, 1918, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.98
Paul Manship, Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal, 1918, bronze, 3 3⁄4 in. (9.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.98

Artwork Details

Title
Charles A. Platt Portrait Medal
Artist
Date
1918
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 3⁄4 in. (9.5 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — child — full length
  • Occupation — art — architect
  • Occupation — art — printmaker
  • Occupation — art — painter
  • Object — art tool — calipers
  • Portrait male — Platt, Charles A. — bust
Object Number
1965.16.98
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.98

Artwork Description

Charles Adams Platt (1861-1933) designed many museum buildings, including the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer Gallery of Art, which was commissioned in 1913 and opened to the public ten years later. Both Platt and Paul Manship, who created this medal, were participants in the famous artists’ colony at Cornish, New Hampshire.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Ginny Ruffner, Inventing the Music of Beauty, 1991, glass, oil paint, colored pencil, and ink, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ann and Thomas Cousins, the James Renwick Alliance, and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1992.81
Inventing the Music of Beauty
Artist
Date1991
glass, oil paint, colored pencil, and ink
On view
Ginny Ruffner, A Girl's Guide to Fashion Evolution, 1987, glass and acrylic paint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Carol and Don Wiiken, 1999.57.17
A Girl’s Guide to Fashion Evolution
Artist
Date1987
glass and acrylic paint
On view

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