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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1952.76
People
James Earle Fraser, American (Winona, MN 1876 - 1953 Westport, CT)
Title
Pony Express
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1952
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229053

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
155.84 g, 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: reverse, lower edge: James Earle Fraser
  • inscription: Obverse: Pony Express. Ten days to San Francisco. Reverse: New Frontiers. 1849. Around edge: The Society of Medalists 45th Issue 1952 - James E. Fraser, Sculptor. Medallic Art Co., NY. Bronze

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Society of Medalists; to Fogg Art Museum, 1952.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Society of Medalists
Accession Year
1952
Object Number
1952.76
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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