U.S.A., International Exposition, Chicago, 1933, an Art Déco bronze medal by E.R. Zettler for Medallic Art Co [Crowe Name Plate and Manufacturing Co], male nude wearing loin-cloth spanning a symbolic bridge, rev. plan of the exposition grounds on reclaimed land on the shore of Lake Michigan, 70mm, 137.73g (cf. Shevlin/Hyder 21-1; cf. Hibler/Kappen 463; cf. DNW 47, 1047). About extremely fine; in original black card case of issue £40-£60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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The official medal of the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago, it was struck in the exposition grounds by Crowe Name Plate and Manufacturing Co. The exposition opened on 27 May 1933 and closed on 12 November, then opened the following year between 26 May and 31 October – a 1934-dated version of this, one of three sizes of the same design, is occasionally seen. Over the two years the event attracted over 39 million paid visitors.


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