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BURNHAM, Roger Noble  (1876-1962) sculptor, medalist [and film actor!].
          Born Higham, Massachusetts, 10 August 1876.
          Storer lists two bas-reliefs by Burnham for the Forsyth
          Dental Infirmary and mounted on their building (Storer
          4892-93) that are life size; he also did memorial tablet
          of Will Rogers (all too large to be included here).
          Exhibited a frame of medals Art Institute Chicago (1921)
          Died Los Angeles, California, 14 March 1962.
          Signed models RNB monogram.

          R  E  L  I  E  F  S

1908 Dargan (Olive Tilford) Plaque. . . . . . . . . . ANS (IECM) 7
1909 Brown (Wife of John) Plaque. . . . . . . . . .  ANS (IECM) 6
1909 Griffith (Jefferson Davis) Oval Plaque . . . . . . Storer 1387
1909 Harris (Horatio) Plaster Plaque. . . . . . . . . ANS (IECM) 3,
                                                                                    Storer 1954
1914 Unnamed  Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1914 Perabe (Johann Ernst) at the Piano Portrait Relief
          (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storer 2004
1916 Mason Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . . . . . .  Gorham QAJH
1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition Obverse Galvano  (obv
          of official medal, see MAco 1928-031below). . . . . .
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 81:447

          M   E   D   A   L   S

1905 Burnham (Roger Noble) Self Portrait Oval
          Medallion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ANS (IECM) 8
1908 Kendall (Leigh) Cast Medal . . . . . . . .  ANS (IECM) 5
1909 Griffiths (J.D.) Oval Cast Medallion . . .  ANS (IECM) 1
1909 Harvard Decennial Medal. . . . . . . . . .  ANS (IECM) 2
1909 Wheeler (John) Cast Medal. . . . . . . . .  ANS (IECM) 4
1910 Hyde (Susan and Helen) Cast Medallion. . .  ANS (IECM) 9
191x University of California Scholarship Medal. . . . .
          Exhibited: Pan-Pacific Exposition AE9 {1915}   1445-1446
Picture
1916 Sharpe (Ellen Dexter) Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1916-014
Picture
1923 Burbank (Luther) Plaquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1923-019
1926 Mother and Daughter Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Auction: Rago Art & Auction (12 May 2012) [1/11] lot .224
1927 Burnham (Roger Noble) Portrait Plaquette . . . . . .
          Collection: American Numismatic Society. .  1940.100.462
1927 Riley (Harrison) Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1927-017
          Collection: American Numismatic Society. . 1940.100.2068
1928 Eisteddfod Festival Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1928-023
1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition Medal . . . . . . . MAco 1928-031
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . CAL 29:560; J&J 8:193; PCA 42:918,
                    PCA 63:1470, PCA 69:247, PCA 70:599, PCA 71:1171,
                    PCA 81:446, PCA 84:331
          Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1].0000.999.44226
Picture
1935 Girl Portrait Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1935-056
1951 University of California Distinguished Student Medal (obv
          by Burnham, rev hand cut die) . . . . . . . . . . .MAco 1951-058
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 11:1591; PCA 81:1904

          S  C  U  L  P  T  U  R  E

1915 Mason (Carrington) Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . . . . 

 Self portrait of artist:                             

1927 Burnham (Roger Noble) Portrait Plaquette . .    
          American Numismatic Society. .  1940.100.462    

          A  R  C  H   I  V  E  S

GA Gorham Company Archives.

          B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

D8  {1926} Fielding, p 50.
BA  {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:70],
          1939 [2ed:86], 1941 [3ed:105], 1947 [4ed:85],
          1953 [5ed:63], 1956 [6ed:68], 1959 [7ed:83],
          1962 [8ed:90].
P30 {1962} New York Times (16 March) 31:1 (obit).
B4  {1968} Who Was Who, p 139.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 91.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 118.
AE1 {1988} Falk, p 3:117.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 174.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:512-513.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 3:61 (4 lines).

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

E3  {1902-30} Forrer 7:141.
NE2 {1911} ANS (IECM) 1-9, p 35-36 (biography).
AE6 {1915} Pan-Pacific Expo Art Catalog.
M11 {1923} Storer (Massachusetts) 1954, p 254, 2004 261.
E6   {1927} Trees (Clyde Curlee) Medallic Art in Commerce, Civics, Philanthropy,
          Letters and Science. New York: Medallic Art Company (1927) 39 pages.
AE6 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 36.
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 1387, 215, 4892-4893 657.
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