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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1944.32
People
Richard Henry Recchia, American (Quincy, MA 1885 - 1983 Rockport, MA)
Title
Too Low they Build Who Build Beneath the Stars
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
c. 1944
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229473

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
53.35 g, 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: reverse, center left: R. M. Recchia
  • inscription: Obverse: Too low they build who build beneath the stars; reverse: All passes, art alone enduring stays to us; the bust outlasts the throne, the coin Tiberius. Along edge: Fine silver

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Society of Medalists
Accession Year
1944
Object Number
1944.32
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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