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Popular Mechanics Tenth Anniversary Hall of Fame, 1902-1952, (sculpture). Artist:  Lo Medico, Thomas Gaetano, 1904-1985, sculptor. Medallic Art Company, founder. Title:  Popular Mechanics Tenth Anniversary Hall of Fame, 1902-1952, (sculpture). Dates:  1952. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 2 ft. Inscription:  (At lower left:) THOS. LoMEDICO (On plaque:) POPULAR MECHANICS/FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY/HALL OF FAME/1902-1952/FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF A HALF CENTURY DURING WHICH POPULAR MECHANICS/MAGAZINE HAS OBSERVED AND REPORTED THE NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE/FIELDS OF MECHANICS, THE SCIENCES AND DISCOVERY, ITS EDITORS PAY TRIBUTE IN THIS/GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY HALL OF FAME TO 50 AMERICANS, NATIVE OR NATURALIZED./THESE ARE THE MEN WHOSE ACHIEVEMENTS IN THESE FIELDS HAVE CONTRIBUTED IN/SUCH HIGH DEGREE TO THE WELFARE OF MANKIND AS TO DESERVE SIGNAL HONOR OF/THEIR FELLOW MEN. THERE ARE OTHER MEN OF EMINENCE, SUCH AS THOMAS A. EDISON/AND ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, WHOSE LIVES REACHED INTO THE 20TH CENTURY BUT WHOSE/SIGNIFICANT WORK OCCURRED BEFORE 1902; THESE HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS/ROLL OF HONOR. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, THE PAGES OF POPULAR MECHANICS HAVE/REFLECTED THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EVERY MAN ON THIS DISTINGUISHED ROSTER. (Two columns of names follow) signed Description:  Commemorative text plaque includes relief of the Statue of Liberty rising above a cityscape scene at the bottom. She represents freedom of expression and two planes (representing the future) fly over her head. At her feet, is a cityscape scene with a bridge and factories. In the foreground, four men are involved in mechanics and the sciences. Included is a man standing before a drafting table; another man standing before a printing press, and two men working with scientific apparatus. Subject:  Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Science Architecture -- Monument -- Statue Architecture -- Industry -- Factory Architecture -- Bridge Cityscape Occupation -- Industry -- Printing Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Object Type:  Relief Sculpture Owner:  Popular Mechanics Hall of Fame, 200 East Ontario Street, Lobby, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  Commissioned for the 50th anniversary of the journal Popular Mechanics. IAS files contain related correspondance (Aug. 14, 1952) and contract with the artist and Felix Weil, Medallic Art Company. IAS files also have list of the fifty names found on the plaque. References:  Lo Medico, Leonora, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 9D500005   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 9D500005 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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