Harvard Art Museums > 1938.71: Life as a Dance Medals and Medallions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Life as a Dance (A. Stirling Calder) , 1938.71,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/230676. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1938.71 People A. Stirling Calder, American (Philadelphia PA 1870 - 1945 New York NY) Title Life as a Dance Other Titles Alternate Title: MEDAL-THE DANCE OF LIFE Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medal Date c. 1938 Places Creation Place: North America, United States Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/230676 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Dimensions 193.56 g, 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: Reverse: ASC inscription: Obverse: The Dance of Life Begins Early and Goes On; Reverse: With Pleasure Pain and the Protagonist. Around edge: Society of Medalists Seventeenth Issue. A. Stirling Calder, Sculptor. Medallic Art Co., NY. Bronze. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Society of Medalists, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1938. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Society of Medalists Accession Year 1938 Object Number 1938.71 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Female figure and baby; reverse: three nude figures struggling? Seventeenth issue of the Society of Medalists. The Fogg owns another cast of this medal, 1938.71; there are casts also at the Metropolitan Museum and the Smithsonian. The Inventory of American Art notes an unlocated sculpture entitled Dance of Life, with a "standing figure with head dropped forward and arms stretched forward over head." Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
