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Weinman, Adolph A.,
Portrait male -- Vail, Theodore N.
Figure group
Allegory
Model
Medal
Sculpture
Theodore N. Vail Memorial Medal , (sculpture).
Artist:
Weinman, Adolph A., 1870-1952, sculptor.
Title:
Theodore N. Vail Memorial Medal , (sculpture).
Medium:
Plaster.
Dimensions:
Diam. 24 x 5/8 in.
Inscription:
(Lower right, on obverse:) AW (artist's monogram) Fecit signed
Description:
The medal features a portrait of Theodore N. Vail on one side and three allegorical figures on the oether side.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Vail, Theodore N. -- Bust
Figure group
Allegory
Object Type:
Model
Medal
Sculpture
Owner:
National Academy of Design, 1083 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10128
Provenance:
Gift of Weinman, Howard, 1953.
Exhibitions:
National Academy of Design Ninety Eighth Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York, 1923, (no. 404).
Remarks:
The medal was designed in 1921 for the American Telephone and Telegragh Company, and it was intended to be presented to employees who perform outstanding acts which reflect Theodore N. Vail's public service ideals.
References:
National Academy of Design, 1988.
Dearinger, David B., ed., "Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design, Volume I, 1826-1925," New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, (National Academy of Design), 2004, pg. 572.
Illustration:
Dearinger, David B., ed., "Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design, Volume I, 1826-1925," New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, (National Academy of Design), 2004, pg.
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 36270221
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Inventory of American Sculpture
36270221
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