Show DESIGNS LINDY MEDAL i Record Notable I New York Sculptress Has 1 c el e I l 4 4 i s i L i iN N I H iz S y y LI I York sculptress working on design for I Laura Gardin Fraser New Now congressional gold medal to be presented to Colonel Charles A. A Lindbergh I Mrs Mis Fraser Eraser Has Several Unique Commissions I Only W Woman n Selected to Design r 1 National Currency I NEW NW r rW W YORK Dec 29 AP Ar- Ar Laura Lauro Gardin Fraser who Fraser who besides being 1 Herself a sculptress of or note Is the wife wIre of or a celebrated ted sculptor Is is at work in her hr New Now York studio studio stu stu- dio dlo on a me medal which Is to be cast castIn castin castin in gold at the United d States mint and presented by congress to Colonel Colonel Colo Cob nel tel Charles A. A Lindbergh in com commemoration corn com of oC his distinguished achievements in aviation As soon as Colonel Lindbergh can find time to sit for the bas relief of or his profile which Is to appear on onono one ono side of the medal the model will be completed and sent to the mint Only one copy wUl be and that will be presented to Colonel Colonel Colo Cob nel Lindbergh SELECTED WINNER Mrs 1 Fraser who designed a medal presented by the National Geographic society to Sir George H. H Wilkins won the commission to design the Lindbergh medal in a competition In which all American sculptors were invited by congress to participate the winner being se selected selected selected se- se by the National Fine Arts commission By a joint resolution on May 4 1918 congress set aside 1500 for the medal 1000 to go to the sculptor The medal will be three inches In diameter On one side there thele willbe will willbe willbe be a nude figure representing flight The American flag American flag will vilI appear appear- In Inthe Inthe inthe the background the rest of ot the background being made up of ot stars emblematic of Lindbergh's flight through night as well velI as da day DESIGNED SILVER Mrs l Fraser has to her credit several sev- sev oral cral commissions commissions' unique among I women artists She is tho the only wo woman wo- wo man ever selected to design coins coins for tor the he national currency F For r the United States mint she designed cent 50 pieces put lUt out In commemoration ration i Alabama and l' l Fort ort Vancouver Vancouver Van Van- couver centennials and the Grant memorial memoria and with her husband James Earle Fraser who Fraser who Incidentally Incidentally incidentally Incident Incident- ally designed the buffalo buCalo nickel nickel- she designed a cent 50 piece put in currency to celebrate the anniversary anniversary anniversary an an- of the opening of the Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon trail Outstanding among her achievements achievements achieve achieve- ments meats in lU sculpture is the award to Mrs Irs Fraser in 1925 of a Saltus medal by the Numismatic society Only about half a dozen of ot these medals have hae ever ever been been awarded and Mrs Irs Fraser is the only woman who has ever won on one WON PRIZES In 1927 Mrs Fraser won voa two prizes prizes prizes-a a Saltus medal awarded by bythe bythe bythe the National Academy of ot Design for her bas has relief reller portrait in mal marble ble of Mrs E. E H. H Harriman and the Agar prize for tor the best work of at art In Inan Inan inan an exhibition of the National Association Association Asso Asso- elation of Women Painters and Sculptors The rhe prize was awarded her statue of a reclining elk Among her other prizes are a third Saltus medal b by the National Academy of Design for a group of animal medals a Helen Foster Barnett Barnett Barnett Bar- Bar nett prize in 1920 for a a. nymph and satyr satT group and the Julia Shaw prize in 1920 1020 for a baby goat statue Mrs Fraser was born in Chicago and was a student of Mr Fraser at the Art Students' Students league in Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi- Chi cago before she married him |