Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal

The Detroit Soldiers Memorial Medal honors veterans killed in World War I. The obverse of Paul Manship’s artist’s strike, or sample, shows a winged female figure bestowing a wreath on a cross, suggesting victory over death through faith in Christ. The Latin inscription reads “Lived, Conquered, Shall Live.

Paul Manship

Creation Date: 1919
Medium: bronze or copper

Dimensions: 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm) diam.

Object #: 15768
Credit Line: Gift of the artist

Partner URL: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=15768
Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1965.16.54.1
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