Bronze Medal, London. 2009.57.42

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 120

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1989
• Manufacture: Cast
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Artist: Rank-Broadley, Ian
  • Issuer: British Art Medal Society
  • Maker: Royal Mint of London

• Geographic

  • Place of Production: London
  • Place of Issue: England
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Great Britain

• Obverse

  • Type: Chained, crouched nude male figure holding head in despair.

• Reverse

  • Type: Athletic male nude, running right, breaking through the shackles that bind him

References

• Reference: MedalXV89.p.100
• Reference: BAMS.60

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2009.57.42
• Lot: 2009.57
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Prisoner of Conscience cast by Royal Mint, this is a reference to political freedom and also to spiritual timidity that shackles imagination and needs to be broken. Use of male nude is part of Rank-Broadley's artistic credo. slight variation from ref. MedalXV89.p.100-chains are clear in rev.

Subjects

• Category: british art medal society

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined