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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1657.24
People
Erwin Frederick Springweiler, American (Pforzheim, Germany 1896 - 1968 W. Islip, NY)
Title
Arctic and Antarctic
Other Titles
Alternate Title: ISSUES 1-27 SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS.
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1941
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229332

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
177.7 g, 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: reverse, lower center: E.F.S.
  • inscription: Obverse: Arctic, Greely, Bartlett, Peary, Byrd. Reverse: Antarctic, Palmer, Wilkes, Byrd, Ellsworth. Along edge: The Society of Medalists Twenty Fourth Issue 1941--Erwin F. Springweiler Sculptor. Metallic Art Co NY, bronze

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Presumably from the Society of Medalists to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, 1941; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1657.24
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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