The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 10, 2026

A circular bronze medal, aged with a warm brown patina, depicts three horizontal registers of movement. At the top, three long-necked birds fly with wings raised and necks stretched. In the center, four muscular nude men run with bent elbows; a fifth runner's leg leads at the right edge. At the base, a slender dog sprints below a ground line. Shallow relief and textured surfaces highlight the anatomical precision of the lunging figures.

Medal: Speed and Strength (reverse)

1936

Robert Tait McKenzie

(American, 1867–1938)
America
bronze
Diameter: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1936.442.b
Location: Not on view
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