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SOM#064, Nathaniel Choate, David and Goliath, 1961
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Photo by John Birks
Bronze, 73 mm, 214 g
Numbers Issued: 925 Bronze
FROM THE ARTIST
“'LET HIM NOT BOAST WHO PUTS HIS ARMOR ON AS HE WHO PUTS IT OFF THE BATTLE DONE”' -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. David and Goliath seem to be quite appropriate to exemplify the idea here represented. Preparation for an encounter is not an end in itself. This design is made to suggest a Renaissance medal with its high relief and very full content, enriched by reductions and patina. The bluster of preparation and the energies of arming are all about Goliath - while the quieter and more peaceful surroundings of David emphasize that the storm is over and the rewards are being placed away for future enjoyment. It is a gentle reminder that war is not the aim of life and that sometimes a small effort at the right moment and well directed is better than all the armaments in the world. That youth, too, with a fresh outlook can make little of the greatest obstacles.”
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![SOM#064, Nathaniel Choate, David and Goliath, 1961
[b]Photo by John Birks[/b]
Bronze, 73 mm, 214 g
[i]Numbers Issued: 925 Bronze[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
“'LET HIM NOT BOAST WHO PUTS HIS ARMOR ON AS HE WHO PUTS IT OFF THE BATTLE DONE”' -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. David and Goliath seem to be quite appropriate to exemplify the idea here represented. Preparation for an encounter is not an end in itself. This design is made to suggest a Renaissance medal with its high relief and very full content, enriched by reductions and patina. The bluster of preparation and the energies of arming are all about Goliath - while the quieter and more peaceful surroundings of David emphasize that the storm is over and the rewards are being placed away for future enjoyment. It is a gentle reminder that war is not the aim of life and that sometimes a small effort at the right moment and well directed is better than all the armaments in the world. That youth, too, with a fresh outlook can make little of the greatest obstacles.”
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[b]Photo by John Birks[/b]
Bronze, 73 mm, 214 g
[i]Numbers Issued: 925 Bronze[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
“'LET HIM NOT BOAST WHO PUTS HIS ARMOR ON AS HE WHO PUTS IT OFF THE BATTLE DONE”' -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. David and Goliath seem to be quite appropriate to exemplify the idea here represented. Preparation for an encounter is not an end in itself. This design is made to suggest a Renaissance medal with its high relief and very full content, enriched by reductions and patina. The bluster of preparation and the energies of arming are all about Goliath - while the quieter and more peaceful surroundings of David emphasize that the storm is over and the rewards are being placed away for future enjoyment. It is a gentle reminder that war is not the aim of life and that sometimes a small effort at the right moment and well directed is better than all the armaments in the world. That youth, too, with a fresh outlook can make little of the greatest obstacles.”
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