New York Tercentenary Medal

Object Details

Artist

Paul Manship, born St. Paul, MN 1885-died New York City 1966

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Paul Manship’s New York Tercentenary Medal commemorates the 300th anniversary of the founding of New York in 1614. The design for the reverse depicts a Native American offering the peace pipe to a Dutch explorer whose ship lies in the background.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist

1914

Object number

1965.16.79

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture-Medal

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm.) diam.

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Figure group\male

Architecture\boat\sailing ship

Allegory\place\New York City

Object\furniture\chair

Record ID

saam_1965.16.79

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e0817d77-2ebc-4f53-8e3e-d7662fdeb35d