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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1955.70
People
Malvina Cornell Hoffman, American (New York, NY 1885 - 1966 New York, NY)
Title
Medal of the Brotherhood of Man
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Proclaiming Liberty Every One to his Brother
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1955
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228419

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
169.78 g, 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: reverse, c.r.: MH
  • inscription: Obverse: Proclaiming Liberty Every One to his Brother; reverse: No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent. John Donne 1575-1631. Around edge: The Society of Medalists 51st Issue-May 1955-Malvina Hoffman sc. Medallic Art Co NY, bronze.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Society of Medalists; to Fogg Art Museum, 1955.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Society of Medalists
Accession Year
1955
Object Number
1955.70
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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