The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A reddish-brown, bronze medal depicts a human figure curled in sleep, facing away with their head to the left. Above them, stylized leaves and a radiant sun fill the composition. A tiny ant crawls near the figure's head. Raised letters curve along the bottom: "THOV SLVGGARD." The low-relief textures are smooth throughout, accentuating the rounded, heavy limbs of the sleeping figure within the circular frame.

Medal: Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard (obverse)

1942

Janet de Coux

(American, 1904–1999)

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

Dudley P. Allen Fund 1942.492.a

Location: Not on view

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