The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A circular bronze medal, aged with a matte brown patina, has a thick tree stump with sprawling roots sitting at its center. Two saplings with lobed leaves rise to our left and right. Behind them, a sun disk with jagged rays rises from the horizon line. Subtle highlights accent the raised relief of the foliage and bark, which stand out against the medal's smooth, uniform surface.

Medal: Victory of Man and Nature over the Powers of Destruction (reverse)

1940

Walker Hancock

(American, 1901–1998)
America
bronze
Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1940.1199.b
Location: Not on view
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