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Creator Role
sculptor producer issuer
Description
The medal's obverse features the quarter left profile of William Ellery Channing, an American Unitarian preacher. A star is also depicted in the medal's background. On the reverse, a figure rests on a rock-like object as another figure stands in the background. Stars and a cloud are also pictured.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
1968
Measurement
1 3/4 inches (diameter)
Materials and Techniques Display
bronze
Inscription
obverse: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY / WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING / 1780 / 1842 / CLERGYMAN 19©68 THEOLOGIAN reverse: I THINK OF GOD AS THE FATHER AND INSPIRER OF THE SOUL / WEIN edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
Subjects
Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842; New York University. Hall of Fame for Great Americans
Work Type
commemorative medal
Class
coins & medals
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
3154.16
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.