Albert Gallatin Portrait Medal

Paul Manship, Albert Gallatin Portrait Medal, 1955, bronze, 3 34 in. (9.6 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.133

Artwork Details

Title
Albert Gallatin Portrait Medal
Artist
Date
1955
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 34 in. (9.6 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Bequest of Paul Manship
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Gallatin, Albert — head
  • Occupation — political — statesman
  • Occupation — art — painter
Object Number
1966.47.133

Artwork Description

American collector, painter, and critic Albert Gallatin (1881-1952) founded the Gallery of Living Art at New York University in 1927, and nine years later he renamed his institution the Museum of Living Art. The Gallery of Living Art was one of the first in America to display works by contemporary European artists such as Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger. In 1937, Gallatin became a member of the American Abstract Artists Group, which encouraged American artists to “break the rules” as European modernists had done. On the reverse of this medal the inscription “from his friend Paul Manship/March 1955” reflects the tradition of artists dedicating works to one another out of friendship and professional respect.

Works by this artist (483 items)

Paul Manship, Group of Bears, 1939, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1963.14.1
Group of Bears
Date1939
bronze
On view
Paul Manship, Dancing Child (Charleston II), 1927, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.28
Dancing Child (Charleston II)
Date1927
bronze
On view
Paul Manship, Dancer and Gazelles, 1916, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.8
Dancer and Gazelles
Date1916
bronze
On view
Paul Manship, Baboon, modeled 1932, cast posthumously, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.12
Baboon
Datemodeled 1932, cast posthumously
bronze
On view