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French, Daniel Chester. American Red Cross War Council Medal (reverse), 1920. bronze, Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1921.1724.b. Copyrighted.

American Red Cross War Council Medal (reverse)

1920

Daniel Chester French

Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931)

Decorative Art and Design

American Red Cross War Council Medal (reverse), 1920. Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931), Medallic Art Company (American). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1921.1724.b This medal was the 42nd issue of the American Numismatic Society and co-issued by the American Red Cross in 1920. It was first struck in gold for the 12 members of the council of prominent New York businessmen who had advised the American Red Cross on its work during the First World War. Then 4 more were struck in silver and 205 in bronze, the group from which this medal comes. The initials of artist Will Hicok Low (1853-1932) are inscribed on the reverse because he advised French to place the nurse in front of the soldier in the composition.
Classification
Metalwork
Formatted Medium
bronze
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Inscribed
Inscription: Reverse: raised letters THE AMERICAN RED CROSS/TO COMMEMORATE THE VISION AND/ACHIEVEMENT OF THE WAR COUNCIL/1917-1919; signed below the cross, impressed WHL/DCF [Rev. William H. Lowe/Daniel Chester French]; 191
Accession Number
1921.1724.b
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Rights Statement
Copyrighted

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