Saint-Gaudens vs. Barber: Dueling Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Medals.

Autor: BROTHERS, ERIC
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Zdroj: Numismatic News; 11/26/2024, Vol. 73 Issue 30, p16-23, 6p
Abstrakt: The article discusses the creation of two 26th U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt inaugural medals due to the president's dissatisfaction with the first design. Topics discussed include the artistic collaboration between Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Theodore Roosevelt, the rivalry with U.S. Mint engraver Charles E. Barber, and Saint-Gaudens' efforts to design a more artistic medal for Roosevelt's second inauguration.
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