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MEMBERS' CORNER
In
this section we have posted items submitted by our members. It
includes articles on medals and images and descriptions
from their own medal collections. I am sure you will enjoy viewing
their interesting contributions.
CONTENTS
Adams, Chao and
Bentley publish a new book on Admiral Vernon medals:
A new book entitled
Admiral Vernon Medals-
Medals Sometimes Lie by John Adams, Fernando
Chao with the collaboration of Anne Bentley will soon be
published. More information on this important addition to
our medallic literature can be found in the
press release
issued by George Kolbe. A
sample page can also be viewed as a pdf file. Our
heartiest congratulations on this wonderful achievement.
Historical and Commemorative Medals on Display in Museum
A group of
medals from the Collection of Benjamin Weiss has been put on display
at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The display consists of 16th and 17th century medals from Italy,
France, Germany and The Netherlands. The medals may be found
in the Gallery of Early European Art.
The display is a part of Ben's larger collection of
Historical and Commemorative Medals.
Ludwig Gies: Cast Art Medals from the Great
War
by Henry Scott Goodman
This group of medals was recently exhibited by Scott Goodman at the
2009 ANA Money Show to share a largely unknown and rare collection
of early 20th C. German art medals. They
demonstrate a rather poignant, but powerful, view of WWI from the
Munich School perspective as opposed to the nationalistic
iconography of hero worship created in the Berlin School about the
same time. This exhibit won the "Best of Show” in this 2009 ANA Money Show.
(Link
to Exhibit)
Field Day Medals:
by Paul G.
Lajoie
Sunday World,
FIELD DAY, medals of the New York City Public
Schools Athletic League
This collection depicts medals sponsored by the Pulitzer Newspaper,
the Sunday World, and awarded to Elementary and High
School athletes for activities of a special "FIELD DAY" from 1906 to
1930.
Medallic History of Religious and Racial
Intolerance: Medals as Instruments for Promoting Bigotry
: by Ben Weiss
This article traces the repercussions of religious and racial
intolerance through the eyes of historical and commemorative medals.
The Medals of Admiral Vernon:
by
John Adams
John's wonderful treatise of the Admiral Vernon medals. This
interesting article includes an extensive bibliography and is a
must read for anyone interested in a discerning view of this
group of medals.
Historical and Commemorative Medals:
by Ben Weiss
Ben's
personal collection of Historical and Commemorative medals,
comprising images and descriptions of over 400 pieces, both European
and American, dating from the 16th through the 19th centuries.
Each entry attempts to join the Art with the History of the period
that the medals represent.
American
School Medals: by John Sallay
John Sallay's
presentation to the 2005 MCA annual meeting held at the San
Francisco ANA convention. John outlines the development of the
school award medal (often referred to as a reward of merit) from
16th century continental Europe, through 18th century Britain and
Colonial America, to the present day. The presentation
showcases John's extensive collection, including Boston school
medals, early American engraved silver and gold medals and U.S. Mint
medals.
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