The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 15, 2026

A circular, low-relief bronze medal with a warm, golden tone features a western scene. At the center, two oxen pull a covered wagon toward our right, accompanied by a figure walking at our left. Behind them, layered mountain ranges rise beneath a small sun in the upper left. Below the scene, NEW FRONTIERS is centered above a steer skull flanked by the numbers 18 and 49. Tiny text reads JAMES EARLE FRASER.

Medal: Pony Express (reverse)

1952

James Earle Fraser

(American, 1876–1953)

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

Dudley P. Allen Fund 1952.263.b

Location: Not on view

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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.263.b