HARDIN, Adlai Stevenson (1901-1989) sculptor, medalist.
Born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 23 September 1901.
Hardin was a member of the jury (1974) of the National
Bicentennial Competition which chose the three coin designs
for the reverses of the U.S. quarter, half and dollar coins
(won by Jack L. Ahr, Seth G. Huntington, and Dennis R.
Williams, qq.v.). Other jury members were: Gilroy Roberts,
Robert Weinman, all sculptors, Julius Lauth, of Medallic
Art Company, and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli, Smithsonian
Institution numismatic curator.
Signed models A·S·H initials.
Fellow, president: National Sculpture Society.
Winner 1956 National Sculpture Society Lindsey Morris
Prize for best bas-relief (including medallic art).
Awarded American Numismatic Association’s Award for
Excellence in Medallic Sculpture (formerly called Medallist
of the Year), 1982, the 16th such recipient of this award
Died Lyme, Connecticut, 16 October 1989.
M E D A L S E R I E S
Society of Medalists:
1960 Society of Medalists 62nd Issue. . . . . . MAco 1930-001-062
Auctions:. . . . CAL 30:62, CAL 31:157-158, CAL 33:3062,
CAL 35:2062; J&J 9:396, J&J 11:1052, J&J 11:1054;
PCA 42:1103, PCA 43:2372, PCA 44:1729, PCA 45:1776,
PCA 49:1244, PCA 58:1875, PCA 63:1726, PCA 65:1762,
PCA 71:1304
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1960.124.60
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . . . .. 61.83.1
Exhibited: AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Paris (1957). . . . . . .199
Exhibited: AM13 {2002} AMSA Exhibition Old Lyme Academy
Hall of Fame Series:
Born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 23 September 1901.
Hardin was a member of the jury (1974) of the National
Bicentennial Competition which chose the three coin designs
for the reverses of the U.S. quarter, half and dollar coins
(won by Jack L. Ahr, Seth G. Huntington, and Dennis R.
Williams, qq.v.). Other jury members were: Gilroy Roberts,
Robert Weinman, all sculptors, Julius Lauth, of Medallic
Art Company, and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli, Smithsonian
Institution numismatic curator.
Signed models A·S·H initials.
Fellow, president: National Sculpture Society.
Winner 1956 National Sculpture Society Lindsey Morris
Prize for best bas-relief (including medallic art).
Awarded American Numismatic Association’s Award for
Excellence in Medallic Sculpture (formerly called Medallist
of the Year), 1982, the 16th such recipient of this award
Died Lyme, Connecticut, 16 October 1989.
M E D A L S E R I E S
Society of Medalists:
1960 Society of Medalists 62nd Issue. . . . . . MAco 1930-001-062
Auctions:. . . . CAL 30:62, CAL 31:157-158, CAL 33:3062,
CAL 35:2062; J&J 9:396, J&J 11:1052, J&J 11:1054;
PCA 42:1103, PCA 43:2372, PCA 44:1729, PCA 45:1776,
PCA 49:1244, PCA 58:1875, PCA 63:1726, PCA 65:1762,
PCA 71:1304
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1960.124.60
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . . . .. 61.83.1
Exhibited: AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Paris (1957). . . . . . .199
Exhibited: AM13 {2002} AMSA Exhibition Old Lyme Academy
Hall of Fame Series:
1964 Bancroft (George) Medal. . . . . . . . 61, MAco 1963-001-023
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . CAL 31:160, CAL 35:2127;
PCA 52:458[set/94], PCA 65:543[set/94],
PCA 72:1950[group/26], PCA 78:1448
Exhibited: AE8 {1965} NSS 32nd Exhibition, (no illus) 61
Illustrated: AF13 (1969) F.I.D.E.M. Catalog 833, p . 58
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . CAL 31:160, CAL 35:2127;
PCA 52:458[set/94], PCA 65:543[set/94],
PCA 72:1950[group/26], PCA 78:1448
Exhibited: AE8 {1965} NSS 32nd Exhibition, (no illus) 61
Illustrated: AF13 (1969) F.I.D.E.M. Catalog 833, p . 58
1972 Henry (Joseph) Medal . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1963-001-084
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . CAL 31:160, CAL 35:2147;
PCA 52:458[set/94], PCA 65:543[set/94],
PCA 72:1950[group/26]
Skylab Medal Series:
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . CAL 31:160, CAL 35:2147;
PCA 52:458[set/94], PCA 65:543[set/94],
PCA 72:1950[group/26]
Skylab Medal Series:
1973 Skylab I Medal (solar panels, struck by Medallic
Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1973-159
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 30:624, CAL 32:2041, CAL 33:1798,
CAL 35:1113; J&J 8:1725, J&J 11:955; PCA 71:1423,
PCA 81:1934
Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1973-159
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 30:624, CAL 32:2041, CAL 33:1798,
CAL 35:1113; J&J 8:1725, J&J 11:955; PCA 71:1423,
PCA 81:1934
1973 Skylab II Medal (mapping earth resources, struck
by Art Medals Inc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 81:1935
by Art Medals Inc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 81:1935
1974 Skylab III Medal (ultra-violet star study, struck
Art Medals Inc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 21:561; PCA 81:1937
Complete Set of 3 Medals:
Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 23:120; CAL 28:744, CAL 29:922
American Negro Commemorative Society Series:
1971 Salem (Peter) Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM ANS-34
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1971.265.1
National Commemorative Society Series:
1971 Panama Canal Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM NCS-87
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 19:342
Twelve Apostles Series:
1970 Saint Peter Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM TAS-1
Brookgreen Gardens Membership Medal Series:
Art Medals Inc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 21:561; PCA 81:1937
Complete Set of 3 Medals:
Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 23:120; CAL 28:744, CAL 29:922
American Negro Commemorative Society Series:
1971 Salem (Peter) Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM ANS-34
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1971.265.1
National Commemorative Society Series:
1971 Panama Canal Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM NCS-87
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 19:342
Twelve Apostles Series:
1970 Saint Peter Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM TAS-1
Brookgreen Gardens Membership Medal Series:
1983 Brookgreen Gardens Allston Family Medal. . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . CAL 31:159, CAL 31:159; PCA 69:1764,
PCA 84:476
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1985.127.2
Collection: Brookgreen Gardens (SC). . . . . N.1982.001
Presidential Art Great Religion Series:
(Series created by Ralph Jospeh Menconi, q.v., who died
November 1972 after having created 16 medals; Hardin
completed two more; further medals canceled from the
originally announced 25-medal series.)
Auctions:. . . . . . CAL 31:159, CAL 31:159; PCA 69:1764,
PCA 84:476
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1985.127.2
Collection: Brookgreen Gardens (SC). . . . . N.1982.001
Presidential Art Great Religion Series:
(Series created by Ralph Jospeh Menconi, q.v., who died
November 1972 after having created 16 medals; Hardin
completed two more; further medals canceled from the
originally announced 25-medal series.)
1974 Salvation Army Medal (modeled by Hardin using Ralph
Menconi's design concepts) . . . . . . . . MAco 1971-013-017
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 8:1692
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.105.4
Menconi's design concepts) . . . . . . . . MAco 1971-013-017
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 8:1692
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.105.4
1974 Salvation Army Medal (modeled by Hardin using Ralph
Menconi's design concepts) . . . . . . . . (Struck by AMI)
Menconi's design concepts) . . . . . . . . (Struck by AMI)
1975 Congregationalists Medal (modeled by Hardin using Ralph
Menconi's design concepts) . . . . . . . . MAco 1971-013-018
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.105.15
Menconi's design concepts) . . . . . . . . MAco 1971-013-018
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.105.15
1975 Congregationalists Medal (modeled by Hardin using Ralph
Menconi's design concepts) . . . . . . . . (Struck by AMI)
Complete Set of 18 Great Religions of the World:
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 15:314, J&J 18:597
M E D A L S
Menconi's design concepts) . . . . . . . . (Struck by AMI)
Complete Set of 18 Great Religions of the World:
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 15:314, J&J 18:597
M E D A L S
1956 Leeming (Thos.) & Company 75th Anniv Medal . MAco 1956-009
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . J&J 11:621, J&J 14:626, J&J 16:1639,
J&J 18:443, J&J 21:1386, J&J 25:1380, J&J 27:904;
CAL 33:1577, CAL 35:754; PCA 51:1099, PCA 72:1943
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1957.112.1
Illustrated: Nat Sculpture Review 5:2 (Summer 1956)
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . J&J 11:621, J&J 14:626, J&J 16:1639,
J&J 18:443, J&J 21:1386, J&J 25:1380, J&J 27:904;
CAL 33:1577, CAL 35:754; PCA 51:1099, PCA 72:1943
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1957.112.1
Illustrated: Nat Sculpture Review 5:2 (Summer 1956)
1961 Lutheran Medical Center Medal. . . . . . . . MAco 1961-047
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 10:930
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 10:930
1970 Christrian Art in Action Head of Christ
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1970-112
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 8:1679
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1970-112
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 8:1679
1970 Dallas–Fort Worth Society of Visual Communications
Medallion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1970-044
Auctions:. . . . . J&J 16:1348, J&J 18:323, J&J 19:1348
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1982.122.16
Illustrated: AF14 (1971) F.I.D.E.M. Catalog. . . . . 20
Medallion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1970-044
Auctions:. . . . . J&J 16:1348, J&J 18:323, J&J 19:1348
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1982.122.16
Illustrated: AF14 (1971) F.I.D.E.M. Catalog. . . . . 20
1971 Lincoln (Abe) Merit Award Medallion (designed by
Fred M. Torrey; modeled by Hardin) . . . . . MAco 1971-182
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 12:588
Fred M. Torrey; modeled by Hardin) . . . . . MAco 1971-182
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 12:588
1972 Saint Peter's College Centennial Medal . . . MAco 1971-140
1975 Botein (Bernard) Medal . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1975-037
1975 Wilkerson (Paul A.) Medal. . . . . . . . . . MAco 1975-175
1975 Dryden Lecture in Research Award . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1975-209
1975 Reed Aeronautics Medal . . . . . . . . . MAco 1975-222
1976 Nationwide Insurance Company Chairman's Citation
Medal (portrait by Hardin; rev by Clarance
Doore) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1974-126-003
Medal (portrait by Hardin; rev by Clarance
Doore) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1974-126-003
1976 Gould (Maurice) Literary Medal . . . . . . . . MAco 1976-102
1977ca Numismatic Literary Guild Maurice M. Gould
Medal (dates/issue). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 59:1944
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BA {1941} Who's Who In American Art:
1941 [3ed:281], 1947 [4ed:210],
1953 [5ed:174], 1956 [6ed:194-195],
1959 [7ed:238], 1962 [8ed:258],
1966 [9ed:193], 1970 [10ed:170],
1973 [11ed:304], 1976 [12ed:232],
1978 [13ed:289], 1980 [14ed:306],
1982 [15ed:393], 1984 [16ed:385],
1986 [17ed:422], 1989 [18ed:442].
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 262.
AD33 {1986} Opitz, p 373.
E1 {1988} Falk, 3:225.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 406.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 246.
A33 {1993} Salmon, p 118-121, 223-224, (biblio) 281-82.
B10 {1993} Who Was Who, p 149.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1454.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
AE {1950} NSS Exhibit Catalog.
AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 7th Congress Paris (1957) 199, p 21.
P2 {1961} Society of Medalists 62nd Issue. [Hardin]. The Numismatist 74:3 (March
1961) p 294.
AF13{1969} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 13th Congress. Prague (1969) 833, p 58.
AF14{1971} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 14th Congress. Colone (1971) 20, unpaged.
P21 {1975} Modern Religious Medals. The Art Medalist 1:6 (December 1975) p 3
[mention of Head of Christ Medal for Christian Art in Action].
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America. ¦ Joseph Veach Noble "The
Society of Medalists" & Circle of Friends of Medallion, pp 223-247.
M68 {2012} Alexander (David Thompson) American Art Medals, 1909-1995; The
Circle of Friends of Medallion and the Society of Medalists, p 168-169.
1977ca Numismatic Literary Guild Maurice M. Gould
Medal (dates/issue). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 59:1944
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BA {1941} Who's Who In American Art:
1941 [3ed:281], 1947 [4ed:210],
1953 [5ed:174], 1956 [6ed:194-195],
1959 [7ed:238], 1962 [8ed:258],
1966 [9ed:193], 1970 [10ed:170],
1973 [11ed:304], 1976 [12ed:232],
1978 [13ed:289], 1980 [14ed:306],
1982 [15ed:393], 1984 [16ed:385],
1986 [17ed:422], 1989 [18ed:442].
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 262.
AD33 {1986} Opitz, p 373.
E1 {1988} Falk, 3:225.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 406.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 246.
A33 {1993} Salmon, p 118-121, 223-224, (biblio) 281-82.
B10 {1993} Who Was Who, p 149.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1454.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
AE {1950} NSS Exhibit Catalog.
AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 7th Congress Paris (1957) 199, p 21.
P2 {1961} Society of Medalists 62nd Issue. [Hardin]. The Numismatist 74:3 (March
1961) p 294.
AF13{1969} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 13th Congress. Prague (1969) 833, p 58.
AF14{1971} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 14th Congress. Colone (1971) 20, unpaged.
P21 {1975} Modern Religious Medals. The Art Medalist 1:6 (December 1975) p 3
[mention of Head of Christ Medal for Christian Art in Action].
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America. ¦ Joseph Veach Noble "The
Society of Medalists" & Circle of Friends of Medallion, pp 223-247.
M68 {2012} Alexander (David Thompson) American Art Medals, 1909-1995; The
Circle of Friends of Medallion and the Society of Medalists, p 168-169.