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Gluck ended the relationship with Spry and held a bonfire of personal letters, diaries and paintings at Bolton House. [1] One of Gluck's best-known paintings, Medallion, is a dual portrait of Gluck and Nesta Obermer, inspired by a night in 1936 when the lovers attended a Fritz Busch production of Mozart's Don Giovanni. [9]
[14] [15] [16] During this same period, Sawyer's relationship with Gluck intensified. On 25 May 1936, Gluck confided to their diary that the two were married, had exchanged rings, and the date became their anniversary. [3] Their affair lasted until 1944 and was marked by the creation of Medallion, which Gluck called the YouWe Picture.
The Society of Medalists was the longest running art medal collector's organization in the United States and released 129 regular issues on a twice yearly basis from 1930 to 1995, as well as special issues marking the Society's 20th, 40th, and 50th anniversaries and the United States Bicentennial in 1976.
The Medallic Art Company also struck medals for two other important medallic art series in the United States: the Circle of Friends of the Medallion [13] and The Society of Medalists. [14] The Society of Medalists medals were minted annually from 1930 to 1995 at varying mintages based on the number of subscribers.
India '80, Indian International Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi, 25 January- 3 February 1980 (FIP) India '89 World Philatelic Exhibition, New Delhi, 20–29 January 1989 (FIP) Indepex '97 world philatelic exhibition, New Delhi, 15–22 December 1997 (FIP)
Medal (Obverse) for The Society of Medalists designed by Anthony de Francisci, 1935 Medal (Reverse) for The Society of Medalists designed by de Francisci, 1935 United States coin, the 1933 Double Eagle, designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who also produced artistic medals. Robert Ingersoll Aitken (1878 – 1949) Mark Aron (1910 – 1990) [479]
A serious leg injury at a meet in Sweden in 1936 ended his running career, but he became a commercial pilot. [1] During World War II, which Williams once whimsically referred to as his "return to the Olympics—in the Pacific," Williams was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and retired from the military 22 years later as a lieutenant colonel.
He took the lead, lost it on the backstretch, but regained it on the final turn and won the gold medal. [ 5 ] During a career that was curtailed by World War II , Woodruff won one Amateur Athletic Union title in 800 meter in 1937 and won both 440 yd (400 m) and 880 yd (800 m) IC4A titles from 1937 to 1939.