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GILBERT, Cass  (1859-1934) artist, architect.
          Born Zanesville, Ohio, 24 November 1859.
          Died Brockenhurst, England, 17 May 1934.

          M   E   D   A   L   S

1912 Avery (Samuel Putnam) Medal (purported engraver of
          medal designed & modeled by Victor D. Brenner then
          struck by Tiffany; more than likely Gilbert was
          delineator of design, modeled by Brenner). . . . . .
   
  Portrait of Gilbert by Walter Russell:               
1934ca Gilbert (Cass) Plaque. . . . . . . . . .   
          Auction: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 20:43   

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

P30 {1934} New York Times (18 May) 23:1 (obit).
BA  {1937} Who's Who in American Art [1ed:500 obit].
B1  {1943} Who Was Who.
A18 {1974} Goode, p 67-68.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 231.
AE2 {1990} Falk, Art Institute of Chicago, p 359.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1284.

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

E3  {1902-30} Forrer 7:361 (states Gilbert was engraver of the Avery Medal; this is
         doubtful, Brenner had produced a plaque of Avery in 1903).
N37 {2005} Burdette. Renaissance of American Coinage, p 3:16, 23, 194.
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