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<p>[QUOTE="leeg, post: 4685147, member: 17073"]The Commission considered the matter and decided that until a design for the coin is submitted to the Commission by the Secretary of the Treasury, no action can be taken by the Commission. The Commission took the opportunity to protest by letter to the Director of the Mint against controversies that arise in connection with securing designs for memorial coins. (<b>Exhibit D</b>) A letter was also sent to Mr. Lukeman.<b> (Exhibit D-1)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exhibit D</b></p><p><br /></p><p>July 27, 1934.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dear Madam:</p><p><br /></p><p> Under Executive Order the designs for United States coins are submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Commission of Fine Arts for advice. Of late Congress has authorized a considerable number of memorial coins and controversies in regard to the designs and the designers have come frequently to this Commission. One such controversy has arisen over the design for the Daniel Boone Memorial Coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152816[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Oil sketch of <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Boone" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Boone" rel="nofollow">Daniel Boone</a> by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chester_Harding" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chester_Harding" rel="nofollow">Chester Harding</a>, the only portrait of Boone painted from life. This was painted when Boone was 84 years old, a few months before his death. Harding painted Boone in June 1820 while Boone was living with his daughter Jemima Boone Callaway in Missouri. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston. Reproduced from Alistair Cooke, Alistair Cooke's America (New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1973), p. 157.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>To the people who have come to the Commission we have uniformly stated that until a design is submitted to the Commission by the Director of the Mint through the Secretary of the Treasury, the Commission have no power to act. Such submission having been made, the Commission are always ready to discuss the design with the artist, with a view of making helpful suggestions for the production of a coin which represents the dignity of the Government and, therefore, should be designed in accordance with good practice among medalists.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am writing you this letter so that you will understand that the Commission desires to cooperate with the Bureau of the Mint in securing the best possible designs for coins by giving such advice as seems to them desirable. The decision has always been with the Secretary of the Treasury.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be interesting to the Commission to know the number of memorial coins struck during recent years, together with the circulation attained by such coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the Commission of Fine Arts:</p><p><br /></p><p>Very respectfully yours,</p><p><br /></p><p>(Signed) Charles Moore,</p><p><br /></p><p>Chairman.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Honorable</p><p>The Director of the Mint,</p><p>Washington, D. C.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exhibit D-1</b></p><p><br /></p><p>July 27, 1934.</p><p><br /></p><p>My dear Mr. Lukeman:</p><p><br /></p><p>Your letter of July 21, with regard to the Boone Centennial Coin, has been received.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am sorry to learn that there has been a controversy in regard to the matter of the design, and I regret to have to say to you that until a design for the coin has been submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Commission is powerless to take action in the matter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Very sincerely yours,</p><p><br /></p><p>(Signed) Charles Moore,</p><p><br /></p><p>Chairman.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Augustus Lukeman,</p><p>160 West 86th Street,</p><p>New York, N. Y.”<b>4</b></p><p><br /></p><p>“<i>To the Commission of Fine Arts from the President of the Boone Family Association William Boone Douglas on August 16, 1934, regarding the design of the Daniel Boone Bicentennial Half Dollar</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Through the courtesy of Mr. Dunn, Secretary of the Kentucky Daniel Boone Bicentennial Commission, of which I have the honor of being a member, I have received a photograph of the design modeled by Mr. Lukeman, sculptor, New York City. Mr. Dunn writes that the design has received the unanimous approval of the Commission who were present and voting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am at a loss to explain why the Commission would approve this coin design which is quite erroneous as the design previously rejected. Indeed it appears to me to be the same design except for the removal of the dog.</p><p><br /></p><p>I presume that the face in the profile is intended for Daniel Boone, though no one familiar with the life painting of Boone supplemented by four written descriptions of him would recognize it. It could be called by any other name and answer just as well. Mr. Lukeman has followed his own statue of Boone for a located on the estate of some Kentuckian. It has never been accepted or referred to as a likeness.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Hall of Fame bust of Boone, unveiled more than eight years ago, after approval by a committee composed of the leading sculptors of America, has never been criticized. As stated editorially by the Lexington Herald, a newspaper that has given more study of Boone than any other publication, the Hall of Fame bust shows Boone as he was in Kentucky. Mr. Lukeman was instructed to follow that portrait. Your secretary has a magazine showing this bust. If you will compare it with the coin design you will see no similarity.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the other side of the coin which is supposed now to show Boone meeting the Indian Chief Blackfish in front of the fort just before the attack which both sides expected. The Indian has a tomahawk, while Boone is armed with a scroll of paper with which to hit him in case of a fight. Why the scroll of paper? It may be that it represents an exchange of a treaty for sale of the land, but Boone was not there, and that was the earlier cause of rejection of the coin. I think the Kentucky Commission has become discouraged and is will (<i>sic</i>) to accept anything to get the sale of the coin started. But the United States has an interest which you gentlemen are to protect. An inaccurate coin, like an inaccurate history, does a serious injury to the people of the United States who look to it for truth of detail.”<b>5</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>4</b> <b><i>Commission of Fine Arts Records</i>.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>5</b> <b> <i>The Authoritative Reference on Commemorative Coins 1892-1954</i>, Kevin Flynn, published by Kyle Vick, 2008, p. 261-262.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="leeg, post: 4685147, member: 17073"]The Commission considered the matter and decided that until a design for the coin is submitted to the Commission by the Secretary of the Treasury, no action can be taken by the Commission. The Commission took the opportunity to protest by letter to the Director of the Mint against controversies that arise in connection with securing designs for memorial coins. ([B]Exhibit D[/B]) A letter was also sent to Mr. Lukeman.[B] (Exhibit D-1)[/B] [B]Exhibit D[/B] July 27, 1934. Dear Madam: Under Executive Order the designs for United States coins are submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Commission of Fine Arts for advice. Of late Congress has authorized a considerable number of memorial coins and controversies in regard to the designs and the designers have come frequently to this Commission. One such controversy has arisen over the design for the Daniel Boone Memorial Coin. [ATTACH=full]1152816[/ATTACH] [B]Oil sketch of [URL='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Boone']Daniel Boone[/URL] by [URL='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chester_Harding']Chester Harding[/URL], the only portrait of Boone painted from life. This was painted when Boone was 84 years old, a few months before his death. Harding painted Boone in June 1820 while Boone was living with his daughter Jemima Boone Callaway in Missouri. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston. Reproduced from Alistair Cooke, Alistair Cooke's America (New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1973), p. 157.[/B] To the people who have come to the Commission we have uniformly stated that until a design is submitted to the Commission by the Director of the Mint through the Secretary of the Treasury, the Commission have no power to act. Such submission having been made, the Commission are always ready to discuss the design with the artist, with a view of making helpful suggestions for the production of a coin which represents the dignity of the Government and, therefore, should be designed in accordance with good practice among medalists. I am writing you this letter so that you will understand that the Commission desires to cooperate with the Bureau of the Mint in securing the best possible designs for coins by giving such advice as seems to them desirable. The decision has always been with the Secretary of the Treasury. It would be interesting to the Commission to know the number of memorial coins struck during recent years, together with the circulation attained by such coins. For the Commission of Fine Arts: Very respectfully yours, (Signed) Charles Moore, Chairman. The Honorable The Director of the Mint, Washington, D. C. [B]Exhibit D-1[/B] July 27, 1934. My dear Mr. Lukeman: Your letter of July 21, with regard to the Boone Centennial Coin, has been received. I am sorry to learn that there has been a controversy in regard to the matter of the design, and I regret to have to say to you that until a design for the coin has been submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Commission is powerless to take action in the matter. Very sincerely yours, (Signed) Charles Moore, Chairman. Mr. Augustus Lukeman, 160 West 86th Street, New York, N. Y.”[B]4[/B] “[I]To the Commission of Fine Arts from the President of the Boone Family Association William Boone Douglas on August 16, 1934, regarding the design of the Daniel Boone Bicentennial Half Dollar[/I]. Through the courtesy of Mr. Dunn, Secretary of the Kentucky Daniel Boone Bicentennial Commission, of which I have the honor of being a member, I have received a photograph of the design modeled by Mr. Lukeman, sculptor, New York City. Mr. Dunn writes that the design has received the unanimous approval of the Commission who were present and voting. I am at a loss to explain why the Commission would approve this coin design which is quite erroneous as the design previously rejected. Indeed it appears to me to be the same design except for the removal of the dog. I presume that the face in the profile is intended for Daniel Boone, though no one familiar with the life painting of Boone supplemented by four written descriptions of him would recognize it. It could be called by any other name and answer just as well. Mr. Lukeman has followed his own statue of Boone for a located on the estate of some Kentuckian. It has never been accepted or referred to as a likeness. The Hall of Fame bust of Boone, unveiled more than eight years ago, after approval by a committee composed of the leading sculptors of America, has never been criticized. As stated editorially by the Lexington Herald, a newspaper that has given more study of Boone than any other publication, the Hall of Fame bust shows Boone as he was in Kentucky. Mr. Lukeman was instructed to follow that portrait. Your secretary has a magazine showing this bust. If you will compare it with the coin design you will see no similarity. As to the other side of the coin which is supposed now to show Boone meeting the Indian Chief Blackfish in front of the fort just before the attack which both sides expected. The Indian has a tomahawk, while Boone is armed with a scroll of paper with which to hit him in case of a fight. Why the scroll of paper? It may be that it represents an exchange of a treaty for sale of the land, but Boone was not there, and that was the earlier cause of rejection of the coin. I think the Kentucky Commission has become discouraged and is will ([I]sic[/I]) to accept anything to get the sale of the coin started. But the United States has an interest which you gentlemen are to protect. An inaccurate coin, like an inaccurate history, does a serious injury to the people of the United States who look to it for truth of detail.”[B]5[/B] [B]4[/B] [B][I]Commission of Fine Arts Records[/I].[/B] [B]5[/B] [B] [I]The Authoritative Reference on Commemorative Coins 1892-1954[/I], Kevin Flynn, published by Kyle Vick, 2008, p. 261-262.[/B][/QUOTE]
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