American Art Collaborative

The Bronze Star has been awarded since 1944 for meritorious achievement or service in the United States Army. The five-pointed star and pentagonal background symbolize the five branches of the United States military and appear as well in Paul Manship’s design for the Navy Distinguished Service Medal (see 1965.16.97). This is a large-scale replica of the Bronze Star and may have been produced either as an artist’s sample or to be hung in an officer’s quarters