SOM#033, Joseph Kiselewski, World Peace, 1946
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Bronze, 72.5 mm, 198 g
From the collection of John Birks
Numbers Issued: 802 Bronze, 60 Silver
FROM THE ARTIST
Shortly after V-J Day, while designing a medal for the Society of Medalists, the first idea that came to me was “World Peace,” which naturally was on everybody’s mind and, therefore, very timely.
The was over; the misery and the horror had gone. I have tried to portray a simple and cheerful “World Peace” which would rest the mind from the dismal past and look only to the bright future.
On the obverse of the medal a figure symbolizing peace floats over the world uniting all countries.
On the reverse, the dove and the olive branch symbolize peace, which the book stands for knowledge and education, the guards of permanent peace.
The inscription is the Douay version of the original Christ quotation.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
General Art Education: Minneapolis School of Art, 3 years; National Academy of Design, N. Y. C., 2 years; Beaux Arts Institute of Design, N. Y. C., 2 years; Julian Academy, Paris, France, 1 year; American Academy in Rome, Italy, 3 years; Private practice since 1929.
Major Awards: Prix de Rome, 1926 to 1929; Beaux Arts Paris Prize, 1925 to 1926; Elizabeth N. Watrous Gold Medal, 1937.
Memberships: National Academy of Design, National Sculpture Society of New York, Alumni Association of the American Academy in Rome, architectural League of New York.
War Occupation: U. S. Navy – training officers in terrain model work – 3 years.
Major Commissions: Heroic statue of General Pulaski, Pulaski Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Exterior and interior work on George Rogers Clark Memorial, Vincennes, Indiana – Fred Hirons, Arch.; Heroic statue of Christ for the Bishop’s Monument, Fargo, North Dakota; Giant Sun-dial, New York’s World Fair, Eric Gugler, Architect; Memorial to Jessie L. Eddy, Tarrytown, New York, Grosvenor Atterbury, Architect; Memorial Sun-dial to Katherine Ely Tiffany, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa., Delano & Aldric, Arch.; Seahorse Fountain for Huntington Museum, Brookgreen Gardens, Brookgreen, South Carolina; Four Fountains for the R. C. A. Bldg., New York World’s Fair, Skidmore & Owings, Arch., Clarke & Rapuano, Landscape Architects. Kneeling figure of Christ and the Angel for the Gethsemane Garden, Browerville, Minnesota; Madonna and Child, Rosary College, River Forest, Indiana; Honorary Medal for Occidental College, California; Eleven Works for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Parkchester, N. Y. C., Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, Arch.; Good Conduct Medal for the U. S. War Department; three medallions for the Lyman Ellyn Museum, New London, Conn. – William Platt, Architect.
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![SOM#033, Joseph Kiselewski, World Peace, 1946
Bronze, 72.5 mm, 198 g
[b]From the collection of John Birks[/b]
[i]Numbers Issued: 802 Bronze, 60 Silver[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
Shortly after V-J Day, while designing a medal for the Society of Medalists, the first idea that came to me was “World Peace,” which naturally was on everybody’s mind and, therefore, very timely.
The was over; the misery and the horror had gone. I have tried to portray a simple and cheerful “World Peace” which would rest the mind from the dismal past and look only to the bright future.
On the obverse of the medal a figure symbolizing peace floats over the world uniting all countries.
On the reverse, the dove and the olive branch symbolize peace, which the book stands for knowledge and education, the guards of permanent peace.
The inscription is the Douay version of the original Christ quotation.
[b]ABOUT THE ARTIST[/b]
[i]General Art Education:[/i] Minneapolis School of Art, 3 years; National Academy of Design, N. Y. C., 2 years; Beaux Arts Institute of Design, N. Y. C., 2 years; Julian Academy, Paris, France, 1 year; American Academy in Rome, Italy, 3 years; Private practice since 1929.
[i]Major Awards:[/i] Prix de Rome, 1926 to 1929; Beaux Arts Paris Prize, 1925 to 1926; Elizabeth N. Watrous Gold Medal, 1937.
[i]Memberships:[/i] National Academy of Design, National Sculpture Society of New York, Alumni Association of the American Academy in Rome, architectural League of New York.
[i]War Occupation:[/i] U. S. Navy – training officers in terrain model work – 3 years.
[i]Major Commissions:[/i] Heroic statue of General Pulaski, Pulaski Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Exterior and interior work on George Rogers Clark Memorial, Vincennes, Indiana – Fred Hirons, Arch.; Heroic statue of Christ for the Bishop’s Monument, Fargo, North Dakota; Giant Sun-dial, New York’s World Fair, Eric Gugler, Architect; Memorial to Jessie L. Eddy, Tarrytown, New York, Grosvenor Atterbury, Architect; Memorial Sun-dial to Katherine Ely Tiffany, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa., Delano & Aldric, Arch.; Seahorse Fountain for Huntington Museum, Brookgreen Gardens, Brookgreen, South Carolina; Four Fountains for the R. C. A. Bldg., New York World’s Fair, Skidmore & Owings, Arch., Clarke & Rapuano, Landscape Architects. Kneeling figure of Christ and the Angel for the Gethsemane Garden, Browerville, Minnesota; Madonna and Child, Rosary College, River Forest, Indiana; Honorary Medal for Occidental College, California; Eleven Works for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Parkchester, N. Y. C., Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, Arch.; Good Conduct Medal for the U. S. War Department; three medallions for the Lyman Ellyn Museum, New London, Conn. – William Platt, Architect.
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Bronze, 72.5 mm, 198 g
[b]From the collection of John Birks[/b]
[i]Numbers Issued: 802 Bronze, 60 Silver[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
Shortly after V-J Day, while designing a medal for the Society of Medalists, the first idea that came to me was “World Peace,” which naturally was on everybody’s mind and, therefore, very timely.
The was over; the misery and the horror had gone. I have tried to portray a simple and cheerful “World Peace” which would rest the mind from the dismal past and look only to the bright future.
On the obverse of the medal a figure symbolizing peace floats over the world uniting all countries.
On the reverse, the dove and the olive branch symbolize peace, which the book stands for knowledge and education, the guards of permanent peace.
The inscription is the Douay version of the original Christ quotation.
[b]ABOUT THE ARTIST[/b]
[i]General Art Education:[/i] Minneapolis School of Art, 3 years; National Academy of Design, N. Y. C., 2 years; Beaux Arts Institute of Design, N. Y. C., 2 years; Julian Academy, Paris, France, 1 year; American Academy in Rome, Italy, 3 years; Private practice since 1929.
[i]Major Awards:[/i] Prix de Rome, 1926 to 1929; Beaux Arts Paris Prize, 1925 to 1926; Elizabeth N. Watrous Gold Medal, 1937.
[i]Memberships:[/i] National Academy of Design, National Sculpture Society of New York, Alumni Association of the American Academy in Rome, architectural League of New York.
[i]War Occupation:[/i] U. S. Navy – training officers in terrain model work – 3 years.
[i]Major Commissions:[/i] Heroic statue of General Pulaski, Pulaski Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Exterior and interior work on George Rogers Clark Memorial, Vincennes, Indiana – Fred Hirons, Arch.; Heroic statue of Christ for the Bishop’s Monument, Fargo, North Dakota; Giant Sun-dial, New York’s World Fair, Eric Gugler, Architect; Memorial to Jessie L. Eddy, Tarrytown, New York, Grosvenor Atterbury, Architect; Memorial Sun-dial to Katherine Ely Tiffany, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa., Delano & Aldric, Arch.; Seahorse Fountain for Huntington Museum, Brookgreen Gardens, Brookgreen, South Carolina; Four Fountains for the R. C. A. Bldg., New York World’s Fair, Skidmore & Owings, Arch., Clarke & Rapuano, Landscape Architects. Kneeling figure of Christ and the Angel for the Gethsemane Garden, Browerville, Minnesota; Madonna and Child, Rosary College, River Forest, Indiana; Honorary Medal for Occidental College, California; Eleven Works for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Parkchester, N. Y. C., Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, Arch.; Good Conduct Medal for the U. S. War Department; three medallions for the Lyman Ellyn Museum, New London, Conn. – William Platt, Architect.
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