Laura Gardin Fraser (1889-1966)

George Washington

Details

Laura Gardin Fraser (1889-1966)
George Washington
inscribed '.LAURA GARDIN FRASER.SCULPTOR.' (center)
bronze with golden-brown patina
47 x 29 in. (119.4 x 73.7 cm.)

Provenance

Medallic Art Company, Ltd., Dayton, Nevada.

Literature

S. Luftschein and J.E. Marqusee, One Hundred Years of American Medallic Art, 1845-1945, Ithaca, New York, 1995, p. 33.

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Lot Essay

The present work was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of George Washington. The artist's original 1931 design was used in 1999 for a Washington Commemorative five dollar gold piece on the bicentennial of Washington's death.

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