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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1959.145
People
Katherine Lane Weems, American (Boston MA 1899 - 1989)
Title
God Made the Beast
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1959
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228429

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
188.5 g, 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: obverse, l.r.: K. Lane Weems
  • inscription: Obverse: God made the beast; reverse: and every winged fowl. Around edge: The Society of Medalists 60th Issue-November 1959-Katherine Lane Weems sc.-Medallic Art Co., NY bronze.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Society of Medalists; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Society of Medalists
Accession Year
1959
Object Number
1959.145
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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