1955.70: Medal of the Brotherhood of Man
Medals and Medallions
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1955.70
- People
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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
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- 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
- Permissions
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