Medal of the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo in 1901

The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held from 1 May 1901 to 2 November 1901 in the US city of Buffalo, New York. Electricity was provided by the Niagara Falls power station 40 km north. The exhibition remained famous for the assassination of US President William McKinley, who was shot on 6 September 1901 during a visit to the…

The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held from 1 May 1901 to 2 November 1901 in the US city of Buffalo, New York. Electricity was provided by the Niagara Falls power station 40 km north. The exhibition remained famous for the assassination of US President William McKinley, who was shot on 6 September 1901 during a visit to the exhibition. James Earle Fraser made a portrait medal for that exhibition, dedicated to his teacher Augustus Saint-Gaudens. This is a bronze-cast design of one of the sides, with the image of Pegasus and the classical representation of a sculptor. Fraser has used the theme of the winged horse Pegasus several times in his designs, including in the monumental sculptures 'The Arts of Peace' in Washington. This medal was presented to the public by Fraser at the Salon of the Medal during the 1910 World's Fair in Brussels.