Collection Highlights
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Republican Centennial medal
Object Number:
2007.18.4.1
Date:
1954
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 in.
Marks:
on edge: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE"
Description:
Bronze struck medal; obverse with busts of Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D. Eisenhower and "REPUBLICAN CENTENNIAL * 1854-1954"; reverse with flaming torches framing famous quotations of Lincoln and Eisenhower: "With malice towards none..." and "In all those things which deal with people, be liberal..."
Gallery Label:
This medal belonged to Henry R. Luce (1898-1967), founder of Time, Fortune, and Life Magazines and one of the most powerful figures in the history of American journalism.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lila Luce and H. Christopher Luce in memory of Henry Luce III
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
