type

Medal

name

Harriet Beecher Stowe

date

1975

mint

Medallic Art Company

composition

Bronze

country

USA

diameter

76 mm

obverse_description

Portrait of Harriet sculptured in high bas-relief

reverse_description

The moving figure of a freed slave girl, who is lifting her arms to the heavens, looking toward a bright future; in the background are the whip and a chains from which she has been unshackled.

subject_matter

The Halls of Fame for Great Americans Medals

notes

Sculptor/Engraver: Michael Lantz