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SOM#096, Stephen Robin, Tutankhamun, 1977
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From the collection of John Birks
Numbers Issued: 750 Bronze, 150 Silver
FROM THE ARTIST
The "Treasures of Tutankhamun" is an extraordinary exhibition, made even more so by the record number of people willing to wait long hours to view it. Thus it seems a most fitting theme for the Society of Medalists collection.
In executing the design, I chose for the one side the most famous and most easily recognizable work from the exhibition -- the gold burial mask of Tutankhamum. The modelling is fairly high, giving the impression of the mask itself in miniature.
For the reverse I chose a very intricate pectoral piece. There were many pieces I could have selected, but this one is personally most fascinating and the lines through the design are especially harmonious in the circular format. The pectoral is flat, thereby giving less illusion, and as in the case of the mask -- the impression of the object itself. This last point is very important to my sense of the medal as commemorative; i.e., that those who own the medal feel they own a part of the exhibition.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Stephen Robin, a graduate of the Tyler School of Art, Temple University with an M.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Among his important sculptures are a limestone carving for the Paley Library Sculpture Garden, Temple University; an over life-size bronze study of a coal miner for City Square, Ziegler, Illinois; an over-door ornament for the Jefferson Reception room in the State Department Building, Washington, D.C.
The recipient of many impressive awards for both drawing and sculpture, Mr. Robin has designed and sculpted over a dozen medallions for such clients as American Society of Civil Engineers and American Geophysical Union. He is currently working on sculptured portraits of the Presidents of the United States which will be reproduced into a series of gold medals.
Best known for his representational sculpture, Mr. Robin has also received critical acclaim for his abstract sculptures and constructions. His work has been exhibited in many group shows and one man shows in Philadelphia, Washington and New York.
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![SOM#096, Stephen Robin, Tutankhamun, 1977
[b]From the collection of John Birks[/b]
[i]Numbers Issued: 750 Bronze, 150 Silver[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
The "Treasures of Tutankhamun" is an extraordinary exhibition, made even more so by the record number of people willing to wait long hours to view it. Thus it seems a most fitting theme for the Society of Medalists collection.
In executing the design, I chose for the one side the most famous and most easily recognizable work from the exhibition -- the gold burial mask of Tutankhamum. The modelling is fairly high, giving the impression of the mask itself in miniature.
For the reverse I chose a very intricate pectoral piece. There were many pieces I could have selected, but this one is personally most fascinating and the lines through the design are especially harmonious in the circular format. The pectoral is flat, thereby giving less illusion, and as in the case of the mask -- the impression of the object itself. This last point is very important to my sense of the medal as commemorative; i.e., that those who own the medal feel they own a part of the exhibition.
[b]ABOUT THE ARTIST[/b]
Stephen Robin, a graduate of the Tyler School of Art, Temple University with an M.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Among his important sculptures are a limestone carving for the Paley Library Sculpture Garden, Temple University; an over life-size bronze study of a coal miner for City Square, Ziegler, Illinois; an over-door ornament for the Jefferson Reception room in the State Department Building, Washington, D.C.
The recipient of many impressive awards for both drawing and sculpture, Mr. Robin has designed and sculpted over a dozen medallions for such clients as American Society of Civil Engineers and American Geophysical Union. He is currently working on sculptured portraits of the Presidents of the United States which will be reproduced into a series of gold medals.
Best known for his representational sculpture, Mr. Robin has also received critical acclaim for his abstract sculptures and constructions. His work has been exhibited in many group shows and one man shows in Philadelphia, Washington and New York.
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[b]From the collection of John Birks[/b]
[i]Numbers Issued: 750 Bronze, 150 Silver[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
The \"Treasures of Tutankhamun\" is an extraordinary exhibition, made even more so by the record number of people willing to wait long hours to view it. Thus it seems a most fitting theme for the Society of Medalists collection.
In executing the design, I chose for the one side the most famous and most easily recognizable work from the exhibition -- the gold burial mask of Tutankhamum. The modelling is fairly high, giving the impression of the mask itself in miniature.
For the reverse I chose a very intricate pectoral piece. There were many pieces I could have selected, but this one is personally most fascinating and the lines through the design are especially harmonious in the circular format. The pectoral is flat, thereby giving less illusion, and as in the case of the mask -- the impression of the object itself. This last point is very important to my sense of the medal as commemorative; i.e., that those who own the medal feel they own a part of the exhibition.
[b]ABOUT THE ARTIST[/b]
Stephen Robin, a graduate of the Tyler School of Art, Temple University with an M.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Among his important sculptures are a limestone carving for the Paley Library Sculpture Garden, Temple University; an over life-size bronze study of a coal miner for City Square, Ziegler, Illinois; an over-door ornament for the Jefferson Reception room in the State Department Building, Washington, D.C.
The recipient of many impressive awards for both drawing and sculpture, Mr. Robin has designed and sculpted over a dozen medallions for such clients as American Society of Civil Engineers and American Geophysical Union. He is currently working on sculptured portraits of the Presidents of the United States which will be reproduced into a series of gold medals.
Best known for his representational sculpture, Mr. Robin has also received critical acclaim for his abstract sculptures and constructions. His work has been exhibited in many group shows and one man shows in Philadelphia, Washington and New York.
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