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Gregory, John,
Mythology -- Classical
Literature -- Shakespeare
Object -- Flower
Medal
Sculpture
Society of Medalists - 20th Issue: Ceres' Blessing so Is on You, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gregory, John, 1879-1958, designer.
Title:
Society of Medalists - 20th Issue: Ceres' Blessing so Is on You, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Betrothal Medal, (sculpture).
Ceres' Blessing so is on You, (sculpture).
Dates:
1939.
Inscription:
(Obverse edge:) CERES' BLESSING SO IS ON YOU JG (copyright symbol) 39 (Reverse edge:) SCARCITY AND WANT SHALL SHUN YOU signed
Description:
On the obverse side is the head of a woman with a stalk of wheat in her hair. On the reverse is a rose.
Subject:
Mythology -- Classical -- Ceres
Literature -- Shakespeare -- Tempest
Object -- Flower -- Rose
Object Type:
Medal
Sculpture
Owner:
University of Notre Dame, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Remarks:
The medal is based upon the scene before the cell of Prospero, in Act 4 of Shakespeare's "The Tempest;" the inscription comes from the song of Ceres in this scene. IAS files contain photocopy of image.
References:
Gregory, John D. (son of artist), 1995.
University of Notre Dame, Snite Museum of Art, 1991.
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 14100028
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
14100028
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