James H. McGraw Award for Advancement of the Electrical Industry (reverse)

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Object Details

Artist

Anthony de Francisci, born Palermo, Italy 1887-died New York City 1964

Founder

Medallic Art Company

Luce Center Label

James H. McGraw Sr. was a founder of the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. Research has not yet revealed the nature of this award. Anthony de Francisci’s uniface artist’s strike, or sample, represents the reverse of the true medal and shows the name of the recipient in 1925. The obverse of the medal shows a profile of McGraw (see 1966.110.7).

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate

Date

1925

Object number

1966.110.9

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture-Medal-Sample

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm) diam.

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Figure male\nude

Figure male\full length

Allegory\arts and sciences\industry

Object\other\globe

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78836a903-eefb-4b39-abcd-09a831f974c2

Record ID

saam_1966.110.9