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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1956.188
People
Paul Fjelde, American (Minneapolis MN 1892 - 1984)
Title
Walt Whitman 1819-1892
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1956
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228506

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
178.88 g, 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: obverse: l.r.: PF
  • inscription: Obverse: Out of the cradle endlessly rocking. Walt Whitman 1819-1892; reverse: Leaves of Grass, first publication 1855. Around edge: The Society of Medalists 54th Issue-Nov 1956-Paul Fjelde sc.-Medallic Art Co., NY bronze.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Society of Medalists; to Fogg Art Museum, 1956.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Society of Medalists
Accession Year
1956
Object Number
1956.188
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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