Two bronze medal faces side by side: left, a seated woman reading to a child with rays of light; right, a kneeling woman reaching toward a standing child.

The Old World, the New World medal by Edward McCartan, 1939

Two sides of a bronze medal, shown together. The left face shows a seated woman with light rays behind her, reading a book to a young child beside a city skyline. The right face shows a kneeling woman reaching toward a standing child, with buildings in the background.

Artist: Edward McCartan
Date: 1939
Medium: bronze
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 2880 × 2107 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1939).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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