Medal Presented to Loïe Fuller by the French Government
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1900
Medal Presented to Loïe Fuller by the French Government — Metalwork, by Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray (French, 1864–1932), made in France, 19th century, dated 1900.
A temporary theater on the grounds of the 1900 Exposition Universelle was devoted to Loïe Fuller, who by that time had become a cultural icon. The theater’s interior was hung with draperies onto which a kaleidoscope of colors shone from stained glass windows and hidden lamps, evoking the diaphanous veils of her costumes. In the foyer was a gallery of paintings, drawings, and sculpture all depicting the dancer. Coudray’s medal, Orpheus at the Entrance to the Underworld, was struck to commemorate the world’s fair.
This example of the famous Art Nouveau medal was engraved as a gift to Loïe Fuller. Physical description: bronze; Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.).
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Historical context
Held by Cleveland Museum of Art (object no. 1978.116). The museum record attributes this piece to Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray (French, 1864–1932) in France, 19th century around 1900. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
- Materials techniques
- bronze
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- Metalwork
- Museum object number
- 1978.116
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