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Laura Gardin Fraser

Laura Gardin Fraser (1889 - 1966) was active/lived in Connecticut, New York, Illinois.  Laura Fraser is known for Sculptor-medalist/medallion.

Laura Gardin Fraser was a sculptor of medals, fountains, and monumental commemorative works.  Because of her skill combined with the fact that she was a woman working in a medium dominated by men, she became noteworthy for several reasons.

She was the first woman to design a coin for the United States Treasury, a commission she won in 1921 with her design for the Alabama Centennial Commemorative half-dollar.  In 1926, she was also the first woman to win the Saltus Medal* of the American Numismatic Society, the highest award for medal artistry in the United States.  She created, among others, the American Numismatic Society Centenary Medal, American Geographic Society Morse Medal, and George Washington Bicentennial Medal.

Fraser was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1889.  Her mother, Alice Tilton Gardin, was a well-known painter, and her father, John Gardin, was a banker.  In 1913, two years after study at the Art Students League* in New York City fr   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6852 characters.]  Artist bio

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