Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Facci, Domenico, 1916-1994
- Abstract:
- Photographs and letters relating to sculptor Domenico Facci's Homage to Israel medals which were based on Salvador Dalí’s sketches.
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Domenico Facci letters and sketch photographs for Homage to Israel medals, 1973-1975, Archives, American Numismatic Society.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Thirty-one 8x10 photographs of 13 sketches produced by Salvador Dali as designs for Homage to Israel medals commemorating the 25th anniversary of the State of Israel in 1973. The photographs were used by sculptor Domenico Facci to produce the bas reliefs for the medals. Also includes three letters and a bill pertaining to Facci’s work and a promotional booklet.
- Biographical / Historical:
Domenico Facci was a sculptor, medalist, and painter as well as a teacher at Roerich Academy of Art in New York City. He was born in Hooversville, Pennsylvania, in 1916 and died in 1994.
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Collection open to all researchers.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to publish or reproduce must be secured from the American Numismatic Society.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Domenico Facci letters and sketch photographs for Homage to Israel medals, 1973-1975, Archives, American Numismatic Society.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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75 Varick Street, 11th floorNew York, NY 10013, United States
- CONTACT:
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archives@numismatics.org