 ANA Seeks Nominations for Numismatic Art Award for Excellence in
Medallic Sculpture
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COLORADO SPRINGS – The American Numismatic Association is accepting
nominations for its 41st annual Numismatic Art Award for Excellence in
Medallic Sculpture. The award honors an artist whose cumulative lifetime
achievements in the field of medallic sculpture have been of the highest
order.
Nominations, which are due April 1, should include the name of the
nominee, ANA number (if a member), address, contact information, a list
of numismatic accomplishments, a brief biography and photographs of at
least five medals – or Internet addresses where they can be viewed.
Nominators should include their addresses and contact information;
artists may nominate themselves. Nominations should be sent to Susan
McMillan, Awards Coordinator, American Numismatic Association, 818 N.
Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903 or e-mailed to mcmillan@money.org,
or faxed to 719- 634-4085. Call 719-482-9850 for more information.
The award, which exemplifies the fine art of designing, sculpting and
engraving, will be presented at the annual ANA awards banquet August 19
at the World’s Fair of Money in Denver.
“The list of past winners of this award reads like a who’s who of
American and international medalists,” said Mel Wacks, who chairs the
NAAEMS Committee. Award recipients include Paul Vincze, who won the
first award in 1966, U.S. Mint chief engravers Frank Gasparro and
Elizabeth Jones, Gilroy Roberts, Karen Worth, Marcel Jovine, Dora de-Pedery
Hunt and John Mercanti. The NAAEMS award selection committee includes
Wacks, the writer and coordinator of the longest continuing series of
art medals in the U.S.; David Alexander, one of the founders of Medal
Collectors of America; Richard Doty, Ph.D., curator of coins at the
Smithsonian Institution; Cory Gillilland, Ph.D., the U.S. representative
to FIDEM; Jim Licaretz, president of the American Medallic Sculpture
Association; Doug Mudd, ANA curator of exhibitions; Mashiko Nakashima,
medallic art gallery owner; Donald Scarinci, member of the Citizens
Coinage Advisory Committee; and Alan Stahl, Ph.D., curator of
numismatics at Princeton University.
The American Numismatic Association is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to educating and encouraging people to study and collect money
and related items. With nearly 33,000 members, the Association serves
the collecting and academic communities and the general public with an
interest in numismatics. The ANA helps people discover and explore the
world of money through its vast array of programs including its
education and outreach, museum, library, publications, conventions and
seminars.
For more information, visit
www.money.org, or call 719-632-COIN. |
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