Item Information
Title: Henry Ossawa Tanner's Exposition Universelle award medal
Date: 1900
Physical Details: 1 medal ; 07 cm. (diameter)
Description: Medal designed by Jules-Clément Chaplain.
One side features a design of a woman's head in profile. Behind her head is a tree, one branch of which grows along the side of her head in the style of a laurel wreath. In relief around the edge are the words "Republique Francaise."
The other side of the medal features a design of a man holding a torch being carried on the shoulder of an angel. Around the edge are the words "Exposition Universelle Internationale" and "H.O. Tanner."
Creator: Chaplain, Jules-Clément, 1839-1909
Forms part of: Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978, bulk 1890-1937
Rights Statement: U.S. public domain
Citation Information: Jules-Clément Chaplain. Henry Ossawa Tanner's Exposition Universelle award medal, 1900. Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 12361