World's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Medal

Arts of the Americas

1892–93

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

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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