1979 FOX THEATRE 50TH ANNIVERSARY BRONZE MEDAL MEDALLION JULIAN H HARRIS In Box

Description: RARE 1979 - FOX THEATRE 50TH ANNIVERSARY BRONZE MEDAL - MEDALLION - JULIAN H HARRIS Edge marked- 1979 metallic art Company, Danbury, Connecticut bronze. Serial number 175 Lovely detail, double sided, like new, original box and paperwork are included with this medallion. These were made in 1979 to celebrate the Atlanta Fox theater's 50th anniversary.Signed Julian H Harris. Love this Art Deco Egyptian revival building and medallion. It measures approximately 3 inches in diameter. The obverse bears several fields with architectural details of the Fox Theatre, including an Egyption scarab in the lowest field.In center, "Fiftieth / Anniversary / of the / Fox / Theatre / 1979" At bottom, signed JULIAN H HARRIS The reverse symbolizes the theatre's Arabian architecture through the domes and arches of the building's original entrance on Ponce de Lean Avenue.In exergue, ATLANTA LANDMARKS, INC. / ©This medal was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of Danbury, Connecticut. About the Artist:Julian Hoke Harris was born in Georgia where he also spent significant parts of his life. In 1928 he received a B.S. in architecture from Georgia Polytechnic University (Georgia Tech). He then continued his education at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where he studied sculpture. After graduating in 1934 he returned to Atlanta where he spent most of the rest of his life.Harris opened his own Atlanta studio in 1933. He also started working as a part-time teacher at Georgia Tech's School of Architecture in 1936. He lived virtually on campus, eventually became a full professor, and would spend the next 36 years teaching Architecture there. World War II interrupted his career and he served in the Army Air Corps in the India-Burma theater. Harris and his wife Jean had two daughters, Jean Olivia, known as "Chatty," and Judy Ann, or "Missy," as well as a dachshund named "Hush-Puppy." Harris' wife coined his nick-name "Judy" which somehow stuck.Over the next four decades he not only taught Architecture but also worked in close association with the architectural firm of Tucker & Howell. His sculptures grace many public and private buildings in Georgia and the Southeast, among them a bronze gate at the Naval Armory, a stained glass window at Brittain Dining Hall, reliefs at the Georgia Agricultural Building and the State Office Building.While most of his work was architectural in nature, he was also an accomplished medallic artist. Over his lifetime he designed and executed more that twenty medallions, including Georgia Tech's Monie A. Ferst Medal, the bicentennial medal for the state of Georgia, a medal celebrating the Centennial of Andrews Raid (1962), both the 81st and the 40th Anniversary medal in the prestigious Society of Medalists series (1970), a commemorative medal for the Atlanta Public Schools (1972), and President Jimmy Carter's official inaugural medal.Sourced from The Rotarian and the Smithsonian Institute.

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Location: Cedartown, Georgia

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