Reverse of "The Gazelle Medal" (Brookgreen Gardens Membership Medal)

Dublin Core

Title

Reverse of "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)

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.

Source

Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
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

Type

Image

Identifier

E 21.2

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Black and white print

Physical Dimensions

8" x 10"

Files

Item #1989.jpg

Citation

“Reverse of "The Gazelle Medal" (Brookgreen Gardens Membership Medal),” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed December 24, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/1989.