The Chicago International Exhibition, 1893
1893
Medium
Bronze, struck, silvered
Dimensions
2 × 2 1/16 in. (51 × 52 mm)
Classification
Medals and Plaquettes
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1897
Accession Number
97.15.15a, b
Tags
Art Historical Context
**The Chicago International Exhibition,1893** is a exquisite bronze medal crafted by Louis-Oscar Roty, a leading French engraver renowned for revitalizing the art of medallic sculpture during the late 19th century.uck in 1893 to commemorate the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago grand celebration of Columbus's voyage and global innovation—this small plaquette (just 2 × 2 1/16 inches) captures the era's enthusiasm for progress and international exchange. Donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1897 by collector Samuel P. Avery, it now resides in the European Sculpture and Decorative A...
About the Artist
Louis-Oscar Roty · 1846–1911
Louis-Oscar Roty, commonly known as Oscar Roty (1846–1911), was born on June 11 in Paris's Belleville neighborhood, the son of a modest schoolmaster. He began his artistic training under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran at the Petite École (later the École des Arts Décoratifs), honing his drawing skills, before entering the École des Beaux-Arts in 1864. There, he studied sculpture and medal engraving u...