Calder, Alexander Stirling. Medal , 1900s. bronze, Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.). Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1938.296. Copyrighted undefined.

Medal

1900s

Alexander Stirling Calder

Alexander Stirling Calder (American, 1870–1945)

Decorative Art and Design

Medal , 1900s. Alexander Stirling Calder (American, 1870–1945). Bronze; diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1938.296 © Estate of Alexander Stirling Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Calder, Alexander Stirling
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: bronze
Medium: bronze
Dimensions: Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: obverse - "THE DANCE OF LIFE BEGINS EARLY AND GOES ON." On edge: "The Society of Medalists' Seventeenth Issue. A. Stirling Calder Sculptor." reverse - "WITH PLEASURE, PAIN AND THE PROTAGONIST"; in between the three figures' legs: "A S C/ ©." On edge: "The Society of Medalists' Seventeenth Issue. A. Stirling Calder Sculptor."
Departments: Decorative Art and Design
Accession Number: 1938.296
Credit Line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined