Dancer with Tambourine
Medal
1931 (struck)
1931 (struck)
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One aspect of Art Deco was a revival of Neo-classical art. Its sparse, simple clarity appealed to designers and artists trying to reduce images to their essential form.
In the early decades of the 20th century, as a result of the changes in production and purpose, medals were no longer so closely tied to their traditional functions of commemoration and reward, and French medals could now be decorative objects in their own right.
In the early decades of the 20th century, as a result of the changes in production and purpose, medals were no longer so closely tied to their traditional functions of commemoration and reward, and French medals could now be decorative objects in their own right.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze, struck, uniface |
| Brief description | Plaquette, bronze, Dancer with Tambourine, by Marcel Claude Renard, France (Paris), 1931 |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy |
| Object history | Given by Mrs. John Hull Grundy, in 1978. |
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| Summary | One aspect of Art Deco was a revival of Neo-classical art. Its sparse, simple clarity appealed to designers and artists trying to reduce images to their essential form. In the early decades of the 20th century, as a result of the changes in production and purpose, medals were no longer so closely tied to their traditional functions of commemoration and reward, and French medals could now be decorative objects in their own right. |
| Bibliographic reference | Fisher, Wendy, French Medal Design in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco Periods, London: The Victoria and Albert Museum, 2000. |
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| Accession number | A.7-1978 |
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| Record created | May 9, 2005 |
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