1940.110: The Doves Elect a Hawk their King

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1940.110

People

Edmond Romulus Amateis, American (Rome, Italy 1897 - 1981)

Title

The Doves Elect a Hawk their King

Classification

Medals and Medallions

Work Type

medal

Date

1940

Places

Creation Place: North America, United States

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/230309

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver plated

Dimensions

234.02 g, 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: reverse, lower edge: E. Amateis
• inscription: Obverse: The doves elect a hawk their King; reverse: Lose not the substance for the shadow. Around edge: The Society of Medalists Twenty-First Issue 1940. Edmond Amateis Sculptor. Medallic Art Co., NY, silver plated

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Society of Medalists

Accession Year

1940

Object Number

1940.110

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: Hawk wearing crown stands on dove; reverse; dog with bone in mouth looks at his reflection in water. 21st issue of Society of Medalists. The Fogg owns another cast of this medal, 1940.110, and there is a cast at the Smithsonian. Per the Inventory of American Art, obverse is based on the Aesop fable "The Kite, Hawk, and Pigeons." Reverse is based on the Aesop fable "A Dog and a Shadow."

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