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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1957.67
People
Pietro Montana, American (Glen Cove, NY)
Title
St. Francis of Assisi
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1957
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228496

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
194.11 g, 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: reverse, lower center: Pietro Montana
  • inscription: Obverse: Where there is despair let me bring hope. PM [in monogram, lower center]. Reverse: Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after holiness. Around edge: The Society of Medalists 55th Issue-May 1957-Pietro Montana sc.-Medallic Art Co., NY bronze.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Society of Medalists; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Society of Medalists
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
1957.67
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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