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Medal: Flight (reverse)

1941

Brenda Putnam

(American, 1890–1975)
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Culture
America
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1942.1089.b
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A bronze medal depicts a nude muscular man kneeling on a curved mound. Facing our right, he holds a small airplane aloft with both hands. To the left, a stylized sun with sharp rays rises over a horizon. On the right, the numbers 19 and 41 flank a circled BP monogram. The smooth, golden-brown patina highlights the figure's athletic definition and the work's circular composition.

Medal: Flight (reverse)

1941

Brenda Putnam

(American, 1890–1975)
America

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