French Committee of Exhibitions
Medal
1930-1935 (struck)
1930-1935 (struck)
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In this powerful octagonal medal and Art Deco design Turin’s imagery combines the god Mercury, perhaps as an allegory of eloquence and reason, and a cogged wheel representing the modern machine age.
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 Art Deco period, fashion and the decorative arts exploited a taste for the exotic and sensual
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 Art Deco period, fashion and the decorative arts exploited a taste for the exotic and sensual
Object details
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| Title | French Committee of Exhibitions (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze, struck |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, by Pierre Turin (1891-1968), French, 1930-5 |
| Physical description | Obverse: Head of male (Mercury) with caduceus. Singed: P. TURIN. Reverse: torch with laurel branch. Inscription. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'COMITÉ FRANÇAIS DES EXPOSITIONS / 1885 / M.J. BRUNETON.' (reverse)
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| Credit line | Given by Professor and Mrs J. Hull Grundy |
| Object history | Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1980. |
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| Summary | In this powerful octagonal medal and Art Deco design Turin’s imagery combines the god Mercury, perhaps as an allegory of eloquence and reason, and a cogged wheel representing the modern machine age. 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 Art Deco period, fashion and the decorative arts exploited a taste for the exotic and sensual |
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| Accession number | A.25-1980 |
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| Record created | January 22, 2004 |
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