IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
Artist
Walker Kirtland Hancock, 1901 - 30 Dec 1998
Foundry
Medallic Art Company
Sitter
Dwight David Eisenhower, 14 Oct 1890 - 28 Mar 1969
Richard Milhous Nixon, 9 Jan 1913 - 22 Apr 1994
Date
1957
Type
Medal
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Medal: 6.8 × 0.3 cm (2 11/16 × 1/8")
Topic
Commemorative
Dwight David Eisenhower: Male
Dwight David Eisenhower: Literature\Writer
Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Dwight David Eisenhower: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president
Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\President of US
Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\Chief of Staff
Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\World War II
Richard Milhous Nixon: Male
Richard Milhous Nixon: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Richard Milhous Nixon: Literature\Writer
Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Richard Milhous Nixon: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer
Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\President of US
Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\US Senator\California
Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\US Congressman\California
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of the Society of Medalists) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.