Ralph Waldo Emerson 7\" Cast Bronze Medallion Plaque Award of Author Naturalist For Sale

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Produced For The Grolier Club, The Society of Bibliophiles in New York City.The Club Issued a Small Number (175) of Circular 7 1/4\" Copper Plaques in The 1880\'s Thru The \'Teens.The Club Is Still in Existence Today and Hasn\'t Slowed Down in The 125+ Years of Service.
Victor David Brenner(bornAvigdor David Brenner; June 12, 1871 – April 5, 1924) Was an American Sculptor, Engraver, and Medalist.Brenner is Probably Best Known for His Enduring Lincoln Coin Design, the Obverseof Which is the Longest-Running Design inUnited States Mint History, and Perhaps the Most Reproduced Piece of Art in World History. Brenner\'s Design had Been Picked by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt, Who had Earlier Posed for Him in New York.Since Arriving Nineteen Years Earlier in the United States, Brenner had Become One of the Nation\'s Premier Medalists.Roosevelt had Learned of Brenner\'s Talents in a Settlement House on New York City\'sLower East Sideand was Immediately Impressed with aBas-Reliefthat Brenner had Made of Lincoln, Based on the EarlyCivil War Era Photographer,Mathew Brady\'s Photograph.