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World's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Medal

A work made of bronze.
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Date:

1892–93

Artist:

Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907) (obverse)
Charles E. Barber (American, born England, 1840–1917) (reverse)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Title

World's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Medal

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1892–1893

Medium

Bronze

Inscriptions

Inscription on front "CHRISTOPHER/ COLVMBVS/ OCT.XII/MCCCCXCII"; on right side at bottom: "AVGVSTVS SAINT GAVDENS FECIT" Inscription on reverse: "WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION/ IN COMMEMORATION OF THE / FOUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY/ OF THE LANDIND OF COLUMBUS/ MDCCCXCII . MDCCXCIII/ TO THE ART INSTITUTE"; on bottom: "C.E. BARBER FECIT"

Dimensions

Diam.: 7.7 cm (3 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of William F. Dunham

Reference Number

1920.1031

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