The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A circular bronze medal, cast with a golden-brown sheen and dark patina, features a bird in relief perched on a gnarled branch. Facing right, the creature has a hooked beak and wrinkled neck. Along the upper edge, the word DESTRUCTION is inscribed in large, capital serif letters. Finely detailed feathers and gnarled wood are defined by dark oxidation in the recesses, highlighting the medal's weathered surface.

Medal (reverse)

1947

Bruce Moore

(American, 1905–1980)
America
bronze
Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1947.267.b
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1947.267.b