The Caldera Collection of the Medals of Ludwig Gies

The cast art medals of Ludwig Gies from his time in Munich, 1910-1917.

Gies' education is poorly documented, though there was some known training in the arts. Gies was unfit for the army during World War I and worked in a munitions factory instead, freeing up time for him to put his artistic talents to work.

In his works of this period, he distanced himself from patriotism and tended to show the suffering of war. In all he produced 150 medals, of which 60 are in the Caldera Collection. Gies was also known for his sculptures and other works which were not topics of this presentation.

This is a silent slide show with high resolution images set on a black background, followed by notation on their subject matter, title and known populations (from one to nine known examples of each).