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SOM#013, R. Tait McKenzie, Rejoice Oh Young Man in Thy Youth, 1936
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From the collection of John Birks
Numbers Issued: 1,001 Bronze, 100 Silver
From the Artist:
"The last 50 years has shown a revival and spread of interest in competitive athletic sports and outdoor life that has no parallel in the history of the world. The Modern Olympic Games, celebrated for the 12th time this year, differ from those of ancient Greece which included only Greek citizens from the shores of the eastern end of the Mediterranean, chiefly because they bring together men and women as competitors from all five continents and of every color from black to white. In every land playgrounds and stadia have sprung up for the needs of both players and sport lovers."
"As one who has followed this great movement from its inception to maturity I have chosen two phases of it for the thirteenth medal issued by the Society. The subject of the obverse is SPEED, illustrated by a formalized frieze of four runners with three swans in full flight above their heads. A racing whippet is shown in the exergue. The reverse shows an athlete in characteristic pose, putting the shot, a strictly modern event on the athletic program, not practiced in antiquity. In the ground is the inscription, 'Rejoice, oh young man in thy youth," (Ecc. 11:9), with the monogram and date.
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![SOM#013, R. Tait McKenzie, Rejoice Oh Young Man in Thy Youth, 1936
[b]From the collection of John Birks[/b]
[i]Numbers Issued: 1,001 Bronze, 100 Silver[/i]
[b]From the Artist:[/b]
"The last 50 years has shown a revival and spread of interest in competitive athletic sports and outdoor life that has no parallel in the history of the world. The Modern Olympic Games, celebrated for the 12th time this year, differ from those of ancient Greece which included only Greek citizens from the shores of the eastern end of the Mediterranean, chiefly because they bring together men and women as competitors from all five continents and of every color from black to white. In every land playgrounds and stadia have sprung up for the needs of both players and sport lovers."
"As one who has followed this great movement from its inception to maturity I have chosen two phases of it for the thirteenth medal issued by the Society. The subject of the obverse is SPEED, illustrated by a formalized frieze of four runners with three swans in full flight above their heads. A racing whippet is shown in the exergue. The reverse shows an athlete in characteristic pose, putting the shot, a strictly modern event on the athletic program, not practiced in antiquity. In the ground is the inscription, 'Rejoice, oh young man in thy youth," (Ecc. 11:9), with the monogram and date.
Keywords: SOM birks_nude_male](albums/userpics/10001/SOM%23013-combo.jpg "SOM#013, R. Tait McKenzie, Rejoice Oh Young Man in Thy Youth, 1936
[b]From the collection of John Birks[/b]
[i]Numbers Issued: 1,001 Bronze, 100 Silver[/i]
[b]From the Artist:[/b]
\"The last 50 years has shown a revival and spread of interest in competitive athletic sports and outdoor life that has no parallel in the history of the world. The Modern Olympic Games, celebrated for the 12th time this year, differ from those of ancient Greece which included only Greek citizens from the shores of the eastern end of the Mediterranean, chiefly because they bring together men and women as competitors from all five continents and of every color from black to white. In every land playgrounds and stadia have sprung up for the needs of both players and sport lovers.\"
\"As one who has followed this great movement from its inception to maturity I have chosen two phases of it for the thirteenth medal issued by the Society. The subject of the obverse is SPEED, illustrated by a formalized frieze of four runners with three swans in full flight above their heads. A racing whippet is shown in the exergue. The reverse shows an athlete in characteristic pose, putting the shot, a strictly modern event on the athletic program, not practiced in antiquity. In the ground is the inscription, 'Rejoice, oh young man in thy youth,\" (Ecc. 11:9), with the monogram and date.
Keywords: SOM birks_nude_male")
