Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris, France) Search this
Type:
Artworks
Date:
1900
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
1 medal ; 07 cm. (diameter)
Summary:
Medal designed by Jules-Clément Chaplain. <br>One side features a design of a woman's head in profile. Behind her head is a tree, one branch of which grows along the side of her head in the style of a laurel wreath. In relief around the edge are the words "Republique Francaise."<br>The other side of the medal features a design of a man holding a torch being carried on the shoulder of an angel. Around the edge are the words "Exposition Universelle Internationale" and "H.O. Tanner."
Citation:
Jules-Clément Chaplain. Henry Ossawa Tanner's Exposition Universelle award medal, 1900. Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
U.S. public domain
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
