"Dreamer of Dreams" by Marcel Jovine

Dreamer of Dreams 1980
by Marcel Jovine
SOM-101.1
Golden bronze with very light tan patina

This medal was chosen as the 101st issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series in 1980.

The obverse bears endless circle of medieval hunters on horseback, with hounds and attendants, in search of a unicorn, which rests secure in a constricted circle at center. At bottom, signed with stylied JOV

The reverse bears unicorn rampant left. At right, TO / THE / DREAMERS / OF / DREAMS; at lower right signed with stylized JOV

Marcel Jovine was a dreamer of dreams himself. He created six fantastic designs for the calendar medals he did for the Medallic Art Company and appealed to the ovserver's imagination in his message "From the Artist":

"A practical person would describe a unicorn as a fabulous animal with the body and head of a horse, the hind legs of a stag, the tail of a lion and a single horn in the center of its forehead. To the DREAMER of DREAMS, the Unicorn is a reality and never more alive than when we need him most."

This medal measures 73mm in diameter and was produced by the Medallic Art Company which struck 750 pieces in bronze.

SOM-101.1
Bronze
74.0mm (2.91in)
Golden bronze with very light tan patina
THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS, 101ST ISSUE - JUNE 1980, MARCEL JOVINE, SC.(C)
(C) 1980 MEDALLIC ART CO., DANBURY, CT.-BRONZE