Civic Forum Medal of Honor, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Civic Forum Medal of Honor

Paul Manship designed this medal of honor for the Civic Forum of New York City. Research has not revealed the history of the Civic Forum, but the award medal was issued in the early part of the twentieth century to acknowledge exceptional contributions to society. Notable recipients of the medal include George Washington Goethals, chief engineer of the Panama Canal (1914), Thomas A. Edison (1915), Alexander Graham Bell (1917), and Herbert Hoover (1920)

Paul Manship

Creation Date: 1914
Type: Sculpture
Medium: bronze

Dimensions: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.) diam.

Object #: 15723
Credit Line: Gift of the artist

Partner URL: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=15723
Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1965.16.91
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