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Medal
Aphrodite and Swift Runners Medal
John F. Flanagan, 1898 - 1952
Flanagan, John F.
United States
1898 - 1952
Male
2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (7.3 x 7.3 cm)
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Bronze
Bronze
1932
1932
1932
medals
Medal
6th medal issued by the Society of Medalists
This bronze medal is the sixth issue by the Society of Medalists, which from 1930 to 1995 released 129 limited-edition medals to subscribing members. In the words of artist John F. Flanagan:
“This medal gets its inspiration from classical antiquity . . . the Swift Runners grasping the torch from the failing hands of the runner exhausted in the race is derived from the Lampadedromia, the Greek and Roman torch foot-race, in which the light is passed from one runner to the next waiting relay, competing with other lines of racing torch bearers.”
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
lower right of obverse
1932.21
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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