Richard Recchia
Aspiration and Inspiration

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Aspiration and Inspiration
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ArtistAmerican, 1885–1983
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Aspiration and Inspiration
Date1944
PlaceUnited States
MediumSilver
Dimensions115/16 in. ( 4.9 cm) diameter
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number44.517
Not on view

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Department
American Art
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Obverse: "All Passes Art Alone Endures Stays To Us" / "The Bust Outlasts the Throne" / "The Coin Tiberias"

Reverse: "Too Low They Build Who Build Beneath the Stars"
Obverse: "R.M. Reccia"

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