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Medal Commemorating the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of General Motors

1933
(American, 1893–1958)
America, 20th century
bronze with silver patina
Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Gift of General Motors Corporation 1934.208
© The Edith Luytens and Norman Bel Geddes Foundation, Inc.
Location: not on view
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At the 1933 Chicago world’s fair, General Motors championed the automobile industry’s strength and advancement by setting up an actual assembly line in GM’s Hall of Progress pavilion. This medal, designed by Norman Bel Geddes, celebrated the company’s 25th anniversary and was available at the fair.
Medal Commemorating the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of General Motors

Medal Commemorating the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of General Motors

1933

Norman Bel Geddes

(American, 1893–1958)
America, 20th century

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