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Collection Highlights

Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
Artist/Maker: Asher Brown Durand

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Cotton States and International Exposition Award Medal

Cotton States and International Exposition Award Medal
Cotton States and International Exposition Award Medal
Title
Cotton States and International Exposition Award Medal
Date 
1895
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co.
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Philip Martiny
Medium 
Bronze; cardboard, paper
Dimensions 
case: 2 9/16 in. ( 6.5 cm ) diameter: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
Description 
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing allegorical figure of Columbia holding a cornucopia; putti holding tablet labeled "INDUSTRY" at her feet; exposition building in background at left; legend: "ATLANTA-GEORGIA/U.S.A." Reverse bears inscription within central space, with raised tablet for recipient's name, flanked by branches and surmounted by eagle: "COTTON STATES/AND INTERNATIONAL/EXPOSITION/AWARDED TO/Marks Arnheim & Co./ATLANTA/GEORGIA/U.S.A./MDCCCXCV." Dark blue round cardboard case.
Credit Line 
Estate of V.H. Paltsits, 1953