1955.70: Medal of the Brotherhood of Man

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1955.70

People

Malvina Cornell Hoffman, American (New York, NY 1885 - 1966 New York, NY)

Title

Medal of the Brotherhood of Man

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Proclaiming Liberty Every One to his Brother

Classification

Medals and Medallions

Work Type

medal

Date

1955

Places

Creation Place: North America, United States

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/228419

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

169.78 g, 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: reverse, c.r.: MH
• inscription: Obverse: Proclaiming Liberty Every One to his Brother; reverse: No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent. John Donne 1575-1631. Around edge: The Society of Medalists 51st Issue-May 1955-Malvina Hoffman sc. Medallic Art Co NY, bronze.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Society of Medalists; to Fogg Art Museum, 1955.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Society of Medalists

Accession Year

1955

Object Number

1955.70

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

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