Logan Medal
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1900–20
The Logan Medal is a circular bronze award medal created by the American sculptor Emil Zettler between 1900 and 1920 in the United States. It measures 7.5 cm (3 inches) in diameter.
The obverse features a low-relief sculptural composition framed by an ornate decorative border with foliate motifs. Within the central circular field, three classical figures stand upon a ground line: a central male nude shown in motion, flanked by two draped female figures with wings and wreaths. According to the record, the reverse bears the inscription: "The Art Institute of Chicago/The Mr. and Mrs. Frank Logan Medal Awarded to".
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 7.5 cm (3 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- on reverse: The Art Institute of Chicago/The Mr. and Mrs. Frank Logan Medal Awarded to
- Maker recorded
- Emil Zettler (American, 1878–1945)
- Place recorded
- United States
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Logan Medal
- Museum object number
- 1920.240
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.