Hiram C. Nicholas Gold Medal, Founder's Award, The Council of Profit Sharing Industries
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Object Details
- Artist
- Joseph E. Renier, born Union Hill, NJ 1887-died New York City 1966
- Founder
- Medallic Art Company
- Sitter
- Hiram C. Nicholas
- Luce Center Label
- Hiram C. Nicholas (died 1950) headed the Quality Castings Company in Orrville, Ohio. He is remembered for having helped establish the Council of Profit Sharing (known today as the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America) in 1947. Nicholas and his collaborators believed that profit sharing promised reduced labor tensions, improved productivity, and higher profits. The movement grew out of the labor tensions of the 1930s and the “hate and strife” of the Second World War. The reverse of Joseph Renier’s medal shows a worker, identified by his coveralls, standing arm in arm with a suited company manager.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Renier
- after 1947
- Object number
- 1967.93.52
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture-Medal
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 3 in. (7.7 cm) diam.
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure male\full length
- Portrait male\bust
- Object\other\torch
- Occupation\other\businessman
- Record ID
- saam_1967.93.52
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75eb10cf8-854c-42a3-93b7-535c94c5a9be
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