James Earle Fraser's 1901 Pan Am SG Medal Publique Deposited
Currently the Curator of American Coins and Currency at the American Numismatic Society, Robert was the Curator for the American Numismatic Association from 1981-2001. James Earle Fraser paid tribute to his mentor, famed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, with a medal to be issued in connection with Buffalo's 1901 Pan-American Exposition, at which President McKinley was assassinated. A newly discovered die shows the artist's great skill and sensitive treatment of his subject. Speaker(s): Robert W. Hoge.
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