Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commemorative Souvenir Medal and
Presentation Box

Adolph A. Weinman, Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commemorative Souvenir Medal and Presentation Box, 1904, bronze, medal: 2 ³⁄₄ x 2 ³⁄₄ x ¹⁄₄ in. (7.0 x 7.0 x 0.6 cm) triangular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. C. Keith McLane, 1970.220A-B

Artwork Details

Title: Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commemorative Souvenir Medal and Presentation Box
Artist: Adolph A. Weinman
Founder: U.S. Mint
Date: 1904
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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3rd Floor
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North Wing
Dimensions: medal: 2 ³⁄₄ x 2 ³⁄₄ x ¹⁄₄ in. (7.0 x 7.0 x 0.6 cm) triangular
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. C. Keith McLane
Mediums: paperboard
paper
fabric
ink
bronze
Mediums Description: bronze
Classifications: Sculpture
Medal
Subjects: Figure group — female
Figure female — nude
Animal — bird — eagle
Landscape — time — sunrise
Allegory — place — America
Animal — dolphin
Object — other — flag
Object Number: 1970.220A-B
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1970.220A-B

Artwork Description

The 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair---also known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition---marked the 100th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, which dramatically broadened the territory of the United States. Adolph Weinman created this alternate design for the reverse of the commemorative medal (see 1970.217a-b), which was available to fairgoers in St. Louis for fifty cents.