https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/93229/fullFathers and Sons, Society of Medallists 16th Issue1937Diameter: 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm)BronzeGift of Janet Marqusee, Class of 1952, and John E. Marqusee, Class of 1951, for the Frank and Rosa Rhodes Collection94.007.0070Round bronze medal with high-level relief decoration on both the front and back. The obverse features the image of five male nudes who carry their father upon a stretcher, upon their shoulders. The figure in front holds a wreath in his right hand while another figure is seen placing his hand upon the figure before him's shoulder as if to comfort him. The reverse features the image of an elderly bearded nude man who walks with the aid of a stick but carries his dead son upon his shoulder. Other bodies are seen upon the ground below as birds circle ominously in the clouds above.Metalwork19158327339Chester BeachMedallic Art Co.94.007.007