"Pursuit of Happiness" by Thomas Lo Medico

Pursuit of Happiness 1948
by Thomas Lo Medico
SOM-38.1
Golden bronze with olive brown patina
SOM-38.2
Golden bronze with light tan patina
SOM-38.4
Golden bronze with light tan patina

This medal was chosen as the 38th issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series in 1948. The obverse bears a farming family working at harvest time. Around, PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. The reverse bears shirtless stevedores loading ship. Around, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN; below LO MEDICO ©.

The brochure which acommpanied the medal had the following words from the artist:

"From time immemorial man's behavior has been motivated by two major objectives. One is his desire to gather the fruits of his labor in peace, dignity and freedom. The other has been to establish a bond of kinship between himself and his fellow man."

The medal measures 73mm in diameter and was produced by the Medallic Art Company of New York. Its reported production quantity is 727 pieces in bronze and 50 in silver.

SOM-38.1
Bronze
73.0mm (2.87in)
Golden bronze with olive brown patina
THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRTYEIGHTH ISSUE 1948-THOMAS LoMEDICO, SCULPTOR
MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. BRONZE
SOM-38.2
Bronze
73.0mm (2.87in)
Golden bronze with light tan patina
THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRTYEIGHTH ISSUE 1948-THOMAS LoMEDICO, SCULPTOR
MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. BRONZE
SOM-38.3
Silver
73.0mm (2.87in)
THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRTYEIGHTH ISSUE 1948-THOMAS LoMEDICO, SCULPTOR
SOM-38.4
Bronze
73.0mm (2.87in)
Golden bronze with light tan patina
MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. BRONZE
THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRTYEIGHTH ISSUE 1948-THOMAS LoMEDICO, SCULPTOR