John F. Flanagan, Medallic Art Company
“Louis Bamberger” Medal
1924
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John F. Flanagan, Medallic Art Company
“Louis Bamberger” Medal
1924
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 2 3/4 × 2 × 3/16 in. (7 × 5.1 × 0.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Newark Museum of Art
Object Number
1926.15.1
Medal of Louis Bamberger, benefactor for the new Newark Museum of Art, by John F. Flanagan, 1925. Bronze. This medal (or plaquette) celebrates the Newark Museum of Art upon the completion of its building project. It features a side profile of Louis Bamberger on the front and the new museum's facade on the back. It was struck by the Medallic Art Company.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1926; Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ, 1925
"Notes." The American Magazine of Art, The American Foundation of Arts: New York, Vol. 16, No. 7, JULY, 1925, pp. 383-384
Inscribed: Obverse: "Louis Bamberger" Reverse: [signed] "JF" (in a circle) and "Building Given To / The Museum of Newark / New Jersey / by Louis Bamberger / MCMXXV"