"The Gazelle Medal" (Brookgreen Gardens Membership Medal)
Dublin Core
Title
"The Gazelle Medal" (Brookgreen Gardens Membership Medal)
Subject
Animal sculpture--20th century.
Bronze sculpture, American--20th century.
Brookgreen Gardens
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Medallions (Decorative arts)
Bronze sculpture, American--20th century.
Brookgreen Gardens
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Medallions (Decorative arts)
Description
Minted in bronze, diameter 3 inches, Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
Based on "Leaping Gazelle" in the collection of Brookgreen Gardens.
Face: Inscription, "Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina," with bas relief of "Leaping Gazelle".
Reverse: Two wrens, South Carolina's state bird, perched on rhododendrons.
Presented to Sustaining, Patron, and Life members in 1977, also part of Brookgreen Gardens Annual Medallic Series. Exhibited as United States entry at the Biennial Exhibition of the Féderation Internationale de la Médaille (F.I.D.E.M.) in Florence, Italy, 1983.
Based on "Leaping Gazelle" in the collection of Brookgreen Gardens.
Face: Inscription, "Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina," with bas relief of "Leaping Gazelle".
Reverse: Two wrens, South Carolina's state bird, perched on rhododendrons.
Presented to Sustaining, Patron, and Life members in 1977, also part of Brookgreen Gardens Annual Medallic Series. Exhibited as United States entry at the Biennial Exhibition of the Féderation Internationale de la Médaille (F.I.D.E.M.) in Florence, Italy, 1983.
Source
Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series V, Box 14 Folder 2
Series V, Box 14 Folder 2
Date
n.d.
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Archives.
Relation
V-14-02
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Image
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Black and white print
Physical Dimensions
8" x 10"
Files
Collection
Citation
“"The Gazelle Medal" (Brookgreen Gardens Membership Medal),” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed December 24, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/1988.