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<p>[QUOTE="leeg, post: 3424869, member: 17073"]<b>Courtesy of the U. S. Commission of Fine Arts</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Minutes of Meeting held in Washington, D.C., December 18 and 19, 1922.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The following members were present:</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Moore, Chairman,</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Fraser,</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Ayres,</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Bacon,</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Mowbray,</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Medary,</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also Mr. H. P. Caemmerer, Secretary and Executive Officer.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Monroe Doctrine Centennial:</b> Mr. Moore reported that officials of the Monroe Doctrine Centennial, to be held at Los Angeles in June, 1923, had consulted him regarding a design for a memorial coin, for which a bill has been introduced in Congress, and that the matter had been submitted to Mr. Fraser with the request that an artist be selected for making the design. The Exposition Committee agreed to the necessary expenditure ($1800) involved in preparing design, model and dies.</p><p><br /></p><p> Mr. Fraser stated that he thought it would be appropriate to select a sculptor from California for the work and accordingly would recommend Mr. Chester Beach, sculptor, of New York City, a native of California, as the designer. An acceptable model was received from Mr. Beach in the competition for the Peace Dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p> The Commission approved the selection of Mr. Beach for this work. On the obverse of the coin will appear portraits of Monroe and John Quincy Adams. For the reverse was suggested the Western Hemisphere in relief, but Mr. Fraser stated that he and Mr. Beach are of the opinion that figures representing North and South America would be promising of better results in the production of the coin. The Commission concurred in this suggestion. The legends usually required will appear on this memorial coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Minutes of Meeting held in Washington, D.C., February 21, 1923.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The following members were present:</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Moore, Chairman,</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Fraser,</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Ayres,</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Mowbray,</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Medary,</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also Mr. H. P. Caemmerer, Secretary and Executive Officer.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Monroe Doctrine Centennial Coin:</b> Mr. Fraser submitted photographs of the model of the obverse and the reverse for the Monroe Doctrine Centennial Coin, which is being completed by Mr. Chester Beach, sculptor, of New York. On the obverse appears the heads of President Monroe and of his Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, and on the reverse allegorical figures of North and South America; also the usual legends required on memorial coins.</p><p><br /></p><p> The Commission thought the design well executed and approved the same, with the suggestion that instead of having a curve at the base of the portraits, the sculptor make the line straight. Mr. Fraser stated that the sculptor would submit the completed model, or photographs thereof, to the Commission for transmission to the Director of the Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/leeg1957/Book%20Project%20Images/Monroe%20Doctrine/Beach%20Design_1.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/leeg1957/Book%20Project%20Images/Monroe%20Doctrine/Beach%20Design%20Final_1.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>A comparison of Chester Beach’s preliminary obverse sketch above, with the adopted models, below, shows differences in the position of the conjoined heads, motto and presidents’ names. The reverses are nearly identical. The scroll on the reverse was changed also. Both images courtesy of the Commission of Fine Arts.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="leeg, post: 3424869, member: 17073"][B]Courtesy of the U. S. Commission of Fine Arts[/B] [B]Minutes of Meeting held in Washington, D.C., December 18 and 19, 1922.[/B] The following members were present: Mr. Moore, Chairman, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Ayres, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Mowbray, Mr. Medary, Also Mr. H. P. Caemmerer, Secretary and Executive Officer. [B]Monroe Doctrine Centennial:[/B] Mr. Moore reported that officials of the Monroe Doctrine Centennial, to be held at Los Angeles in June, 1923, had consulted him regarding a design for a memorial coin, for which a bill has been introduced in Congress, and that the matter had been submitted to Mr. Fraser with the request that an artist be selected for making the design. The Exposition Committee agreed to the necessary expenditure ($1800) involved in preparing design, model and dies. Mr. Fraser stated that he thought it would be appropriate to select a sculptor from California for the work and accordingly would recommend Mr. Chester Beach, sculptor, of New York City, a native of California, as the designer. An acceptable model was received from Mr. Beach in the competition for the Peace Dollar. The Commission approved the selection of Mr. Beach for this work. On the obverse of the coin will appear portraits of Monroe and John Quincy Adams. For the reverse was suggested the Western Hemisphere in relief, but Mr. Fraser stated that he and Mr. Beach are of the opinion that figures representing North and South America would be promising of better results in the production of the coin. The Commission concurred in this suggestion. The legends usually required will appear on this memorial coin. [B]Minutes of Meeting held in Washington, D.C., February 21, 1923.[/B] The following members were present: Mr. Moore, Chairman, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Ayres, Mr. Mowbray, Mr. Medary, Also Mr. H. P. Caemmerer, Secretary and Executive Officer. [B]Monroe Doctrine Centennial Coin:[/B] Mr. Fraser submitted photographs of the model of the obverse and the reverse for the Monroe Doctrine Centennial Coin, which is being completed by Mr. Chester Beach, sculptor, of New York. On the obverse appears the heads of President Monroe and of his Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, and on the reverse allegorical figures of North and South America; also the usual legends required on memorial coins. The Commission thought the design well executed and approved the same, with the suggestion that instead of having a curve at the base of the portraits, the sculptor make the line straight. Mr. Fraser stated that the sculptor would submit the completed model, or photographs thereof, to the Commission for transmission to the Director of the Mint. [IMG]https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/leeg1957/Book%20Project%20Images/Monroe%20Doctrine/Beach%20Design_1.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/leeg1957/Book%20Project%20Images/Monroe%20Doctrine/Beach%20Design%20Final_1.png[/IMG] [B]A comparison of Chester Beach’s preliminary obverse sketch above, with the adopted models, below, shows differences in the position of the conjoined heads, motto and presidents’ names. The reverses are nearly identical. The scroll on the reverse was changed also. Both images courtesy of the Commission of Fine Arts.[/B][/QUOTE]
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