id:			103075
accession number:	1921.1724.b
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.1724.b
updated:		2025-04-24 11:13:50.606000

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

title:				American Red Cross War Council Medal (reverse)
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creation date:			1920
creation date earliest:		1920
creation date latest:		1920
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	America
technique:	bronze
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

* Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931)  - sculptor

* Medallic Art Company (American)  - maker

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measurements: Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
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	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
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Guardian Bank (Publicity Campaign Exhibition), September 28, 1922 (1921.1535, 1921.1536, 1921.1546, 1921.1559, 1921.1562, 1921.1563)', 'opening_date': '1922-09-28T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Reliance Trust Company (Publicity Campaign Exhibition), September 30, 1922 (1921.1526, 1921.1528, 1921.1538, 1921.1542, 1921.1547, 1921.1571)', 'opening_date': '1922-09-30T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland Public Library, November 7, 1942 (1921.1544)', 'opening_date': '1942-11-07T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland College, June 28, 1944 (1921.1546)', 'opening_date': '1944-06-28T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(American Numismatic Society, New York).
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