"Creator and Creation" by Don De Lue

Creator and Creation 1957
SOM-56.1
Red-gold bronze with tan patina
SOM-56.4
Silver

This design by De Lue was chosen as the 56th issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series. The medal reprises elements from earlier reliefs De Lue created for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the facade of the Junior High School in Queens. The obverse bears a nude Creator, kneeling in the heavens in front of suns and stars. An upside down angel blows a trumpet and two tiny humans look up towards the oversized form of the Creator, shielding their faces in awe. Around, WHAT IS MAN THAT THOU ART MINDFUL OF HIM.

The reverse bears a reclining God, holding the sun in one hand and a tiny man in his other. A shooting star, stars, an atom provide the background. Below, IN THE IMAGE OF GOD CREATED.

The medal measures 73mm in diameter and was struck by the Medallic Art Company of New York. The reported production is 824 pieces in bronze and an unknown number in silver.

SOM-56.1
Bronze
73.0mm (2.87in)
Red-gold bronze with tan patina
THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 56TH ISSUE - NOV.1957 DONALD DE LUE, SC.
MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. BRONZE
SOM-56.2
Bronze
73.0mm (2.87in)
Red-gold bronze with tan patina
THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 56TH ISSUE - NOV.1957 DONALD DE LUE, SC.
SOM-56.3
Bronze
73.0mm (2.87in)
Dark graphite brown patina
THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 56TH ISSUE - NOV.1957 DONALD DE LUE, SC.
MEDALLIC ART CO.-DANBURY, CONN
SOM-56.4
Silver
73.0mm (2.87in)
THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 56TH ISSUE - NOV.1957 DONALD DE LUE, SC.
(C) MEDALLIC ART CO. DANBURY, CT..999 FINE SILVER