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Up for sale is an exquisite "Torch of Learning Award," bronze sculpture created by renowned artist Chaim Gross (1904–1991) and …
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Up for sale is an exquisite "Torch of Learning Award," bronze sculpture created by renowned artist Chaim Gross (1904–1991) and mounted on a wooden pedestal with an engraved brass plaque.
Sculptor: Chaim Gross
Subject/Title: The Torch of Learning, depicting a figure holding a stylized torch aloft (representing the emblem of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem).
Recipient: Presented to Sandra Schultz Newman, Esq. (who later became the first female Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania).
Inscription/Occasion: Awarded in “appreciation of her devotion to Israel, her support of higher education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and her dedication to the advancement of the rule of law and humanitarian ideals” by the American Friends of the Hebrew University, Philadelphia Lawyers Division on February 28, 1980, in Philadelphia, PA
It is in excellent condition, signed by Gross on the back, and measures 15 inches tall by 4 inches long by 3 1/2 inches. The plaque can be removed if desired and displayed without.
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- Dimensions
- 4ʺW × 3.5ʺD × 15ʺH
- Styles
- Abstract
- Figurative
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- 1980s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Brass
- Bronze
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Bronze
- Condition Notes
- It is in excellent condition. It is in excellent condition. less
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