CRET, Paul Philippe  (1876-1945) architect, designer.
          Born Lyons, France, 23 October 1876.
          Architect of Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC.
          Died Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 8 September 1945.
          The medals he designed shows a strong architectural
          influence (e.g. inonic columns and entabulature).

          M   E   D   A   L   S

1909 University of Pennsylvania Arthur Spayd Brooke
          Architectural Design Plaquette (dates/issue: 1909- )
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PCA 49:424
          Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . 366:211
1918 American Institute of Architects Philadelphia Chapter
          Medal (obv designed by Paul Cret, rev by Edward H.
          Fetterolf; modeled by Adam Pietz).[unknown where struck]
          Illustrated: The Numismatist 32:2 (February 1919) p . 71

          A  R  C  H   I  V  E  S

AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 2 microfilm reels: 2106-2107.

          C  O  L  L  E  C  T  I  O  N  S

C4  {1912} Comparette 211, p 366.

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

BE  {1943} Webster's Biographical Dictionary, p 366.
P30 {1945} New York Times (9 September) 47:3 (obit).
B2  {1950} Who Was Who, p 134.
A18 {1974} Goode, p 266, 452.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 5:727-728, by Sandra Tatman.