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Cyrus Hall McCormick Medal, (sculpture). Artist:  Torrey, Fred M., 1884-1967, sculptor. Title:  Cyrus Hall McCormick Medal, (sculpture). Dates:  1924. Medium:  Gold. Dimensions:  Diam. 3 in. Inscription:  (Obverse:) CYRUS HALL MCCORMICK MEADAL / AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS (Reverse:) FOR EXCEPTIONAL AND MERITORIOUS ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT IN AGRICULTURE Description:  A gold medal depicting on the obverse side a nude male figure seated with a scythe held in his lap. On the reverse side there are three depictions showing the evolution of grain harvesting. In the foreground a male figure symbolizing hand labor uses a flail to cut grain. In the middle ground men are seen cutting grain with sickles while women are seen gleaning the fields. And, in the background there is a man using the McCormick reaper drawn by a team of horses. Subject:  Homage -- McCormick, Cyrus Hall Figure male -- Nude Object -- Tool -- Scythe Figure group Landscape -- Farm Architecture -- Machine -- Farm Machine Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Giese, Henry, Ames, Iowa Remarks:  The design was commissioned by Oliver Zimmerman who was an engineer with the McCormick Company of Chicago. The medal was given by the McCormick family as a memorial to Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) inventor of the reaper. References:  Hamlin, Gladys E., "The Sculpture of Fred and Mabel Torrey," Alhambra, CA: Borden Publishing Company, 1969, pg. 74, 76. Illustration:  Hamlin, Gladys E., "The Sculpture of Fred and Mabel Torrey," Alhambra, CA: Borden Publishing Company, 1969, pg. 75, 77. 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 88810049   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88810049 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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