Walt Whitman Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
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Creator Role
sculptor producer issuer
Description
The medal's obverse design depicts the right-side profile of Walt Whitman, an American poet and humanist. On the medal's reverse, seven figures are pictured: a brick layer, an industrial worker, a gentleman/businessman, a woman with a child, a woman scrubbing a floor, and a man working a plow in a field.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
1971
Measurement
1 3/4 inches (diameter)
Materials and Techniques Display
bronze
State
coins & medals
Inscription
obverse: 1819 / 1892 / DEXTER JONES Sc. / WALT WHITMAN reverse: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS / AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY / "EACH OF US INEVITABLE, EACH OF US LIMITLESS / EACH OF US WITH HIS OR HER RIGHT / UPON THE EARTH / 19©71 edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
Subjects
New York University. Hall of Fame for Great Americans; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Work Type
commemorative medal
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
3154.82
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.