Artist:

Chester Beach, born San Francisco, CA 1881-died Brewster, NY 1956  Search this

Founder:

Medallic Art Company  Search this

Commissioner:

Society of Medallic Arts  Search this

Medium:

bronze

Dimensions:

2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) diam.

Type:

Sculpture-Medal

Date:

1937

Luce Center Label:

This medal employs a quotation from the fifth-century Greek historian Herodotus to express the threat of another world war that loomed throughout the 1930s. An inscription on the obverse states, "In peace sons bury their fathers," while the reverse reads, "In war the fathers bury their sons." Chester Beach received the National Sculpture Society's Lindsey Morris Memorial Prize in 1938 for a plaque based on this medal.

Topic:

Figure male\elderly  Search this

Figure group\male\nude  Search this

State of being\death  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle

Object number:

1972.167.23

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b1b639c1-b259-4fc9-8e9c-5a13a8bdd60d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1972.167.23