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Studies for the Philadelphia Award medal [obverse and reverse]
Studies for the Philadelphia Award medal [obverse and reverse]

Studies for the Philadelphia Award medal [obverse and reverse]

Philadelphia Award
,
Philadelphia, PA

Object Details

Title:
Studies for the Philadelphia Award medal [obverse and reverse]
Date:
1921
Artist:
Medium:
Graphite on paper mounted on gold-leaf paper on green-painted paper
Dimensions
10 x 6 1/2 in. (each sheet)
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[verso in graphite]: Studies / for / Phila / AwardAlthough Oakley inscribed his name on the front of the medal, Albert Atlee Jackson (1867–1939) never received the Philadelphia Award. Educated at Episcopal Academy and the University of Pennsylvania, Jackson joined the Girard Trust Company as a clerk in 1889. In 1928, he was appointed its president and served in that capacity until 1938, when he was named chairman of the Trust's board of directors.Inscribed in place of Jackson's name on the actual medal is Edward W. Bok, founder of the award.

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