Bronze Medal, Great Britain. 2013.49.18

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 90

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1991
• Manufacture: Cast

• Authority

  • Artist: Dutton, Ron
  • Issuer: British Art Medal Society

• Geographic

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

• Obverse

  • Type: Icarus flying towards sunset; above coastal landscape with three sheep.

• Reverse

  • Legend: LET SOARING FLIGHT RELEASE OUR TREMULOUS OLD UPON THE/ CLODDEN THOUGHTS OF THOSE WHO SAY IT CAN'T BE DONE
  • Type: Coastal landscape with sun and clouds in sky.

References

• Reference: The.Medal.no.20(1992)
• Reference: BAMS.83

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2013.49.18
• Lot: 2013.49
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Simmons, Mailbit 64, September 2013, Lot 75.

Description

"Icarus Tries" Edition of 27. Dutton�s third medal for the Society was inspired by a piece of music on the theme of Icarus. This was the starting point for a process of experimentation with texture and form. As the artist has written, �the movement of the wax manipulated by hand and scratched by the tool develops the energy of the idea.� Cast by the artist.

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