The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A bronze medal, finished with a warm brown patina, displays relief carvings on both sides. One face depicts a figure curled beneath a large leaf above the text "THOU SLUGGARD." The other features three ants among blades of grass, encircled by "GO TO THE ANT CONSIDER HER WAYS AND BE WISE" and a small flower. Soft highlights emphasize the figure's rounded form, the insects' segmented bodies, and the radiating flora.

Medal: Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard

1942

Janet de Coux

(American, 1904–1999)

Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)

Dudley P. Allen Fund 1942.492

Location: Not on view

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.492