La Journée du Poilu (National Day for French Soldiers)
Medal
1915 (dated)
1915 (dated)
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This medal was issued for La Journée du Poilu (National Day for French Soldiers), to raise funds and is made by Hippolyte-Jules-Lefebvre. Poilu is a French colloquial term for 'French Soldier'
Sculptor and medallist, pupil of Cavelier, Barrias and Coutan, Lefebvre (1863-after 1915) exhibited a large number of medals at the New York International Medallic Exhibition, 1910. Lefebvre's medal demonstrates the sterility of French medal design, despite the stimulus of a terrible war.
Sculptor and medallist, pupil of Cavelier, Barrias and Coutan, Lefebvre (1863-after 1915) exhibited a large number of medals at the New York International Medallic Exhibition, 1910. Lefebvre's medal demonstrates the sterility of French medal design, despite the stimulus of a terrible war.
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| Title | La Journée du Poilu (National Day for French Soldiers) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | La Journée du Poilu (National Day for French Soldiers), bronze, by Hippolyte-Jules Lefebvre, French, 20th century, 1915. |
| Physical description | Obverse: Profile to left of a poilu shouldering his rifle. Jugate with portrait of Marianne, symbol of the French Rebublic, crowned with laurel. Lines from the centre to the rim stimulate rays. Legend. Reverse: Laurel branch with legend in 3 lines interposed. |
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| Object history | Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1978. |
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| Summary | This medal was issued for La Journée du Poilu (National Day for French Soldiers), to raise funds and is made by Hippolyte-Jules-Lefebvre. Poilu is a French colloquial term for 'French Soldier' Sculptor and medallist, pupil of Cavelier, Barrias and Coutan, Lefebvre (1863-after 1915) exhibited a large number of medals at the New York International Medallic Exhibition, 1910. Lefebvre's medal demonstrates the sterility of French medal design, despite the stimulus of a terrible war. |
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| Accession number | A.87-1978 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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