Eagle One Dollar Coin Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990
date: label: date made
content: 1965-1990
name: label: artist
content: Gasparro, Frank
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Drawing quick sketches Gasparro was able to transfer the ideas in his head into visual images on a sheet of paper. From this energetic start, Gasparro established his composition, subject, and placement for the necessary words on the coin. From this jumping—off point, he drew many stages until he had a refined drawing ready to become a coin.
label: Description (Brief)
content: In this small group of artwork by Frank Gasparro are five different drawings showing the variations and stages Gasparro developed in eagle designs.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: Subject
content: Art - Currency
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
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content: Art of Gasparro
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Christina Gasparro Hansen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2009.0005.042
label: catalog number
content: 2009.0005.042
label: accession number
content: 2009.0005
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sketch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: graphite (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20.1 cm x 12.5 cm; 7 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in