MOORE, Bruce (1905-1980) sculptor, medalist.
Full name: E. Bruce Moore.
Born Bern, Kansas, 5 August 1905.
Died Washington, DC, 24 January 1980.
Buried Old Mission Cementary, Wichita, Kansas.
Signed Morse Medal with BM initials and 1951
date in Roman numerals between.
Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
Member: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.
Awarded: J. Sanford Saltus Medal for Medallic Art by
American Numismatic Society, 1952.
M E D A L S E R I E S
Society of Medalists:
Full name: E. Bruce Moore.
Born Bern, Kansas, 5 August 1905.
Died Washington, DC, 24 January 1980.
Buried Old Mission Cementary, Wichita, Kansas.
Signed Morse Medal with BM initials and 1951
date in Roman numerals between.
Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
Member: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.
Awarded: J. Sanford Saltus Medal for Medallic Art by
American Numismatic Society, 1952.
M E D A L S E R I E S
Society of Medalists:
1947 Society of Medalists 35th Issue. . . . . . MAco 1930-001-035
Auctions:. . . . CAL 30:35, CAL 31:279-280, CAL 33:3035,
CAL 35:2035; J&J 9:391, J&J 11:1049; PCA 49:1225,
PCA 52:1469, PCA 58:1849, PCA 60:1503, PCA 63:1702,
PCA 65:1739, PCA 69:1679, PCA 71:1300, PCA 72:1793,
PCA 80:1607
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1947.119.1
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . 49
M E D A L S
Auctions:. . . . CAL 30:35, CAL 31:279-280, CAL 33:3035,
CAL 35:2035; J&J 9:391, J&J 11:1049; PCA 49:1225,
PCA 52:1469, PCA 58:1849, PCA 60:1503, PCA 63:1702,
PCA 65:1739, PCA 69:1679, PCA 71:1300, PCA 72:1793,
PCA 80:1607
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1947.119.1
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . 49
M E D A L S
1932 Saturday Afternoon Musical Club Medal. . . . MAco 1932-035
1940 Garden Club of America Annie Burr Jennings
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1940-018
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 8:1477
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1940-018
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 8:1477
1946 Wichita Art Association Medal of Honor . . . MAco 1946-017
Exhibited: National Academy of Design AE5 (1949-II). 15
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . 48
Exhibited: National Academy of Design AE5 (1949-II). 15
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . 48
1951 National Academy of Design Samuel F.B. Morse
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1951-044
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1988.124.33
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . 50
Illustrated: Nat Sculpture Review 2:2 (June 1952) p . 12
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1951-044
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1988.124.33
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . 50
Illustrated: Nat Sculpture Review 2:2 (June 1952) p . 12
1966 Library of Congress Francis Joseph Campbell
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1966-118
Auctions:. . . . . . . J&J 4:626, J&J 21:121, J&J 25:285
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1966-118
Auctions:. . . . . . . J&J 4:626, J&J 21:121, J&J 25:285
1968 Society for Investigative Dermatology Stephen Rothman
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1968-023
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 24:569
A R C H I V E S
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 25 photographs microfilm reel 2029.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:298],
1939 [2ed:370], 1941 [3ed:453],
1947 [4ed:324, E. first initial],
1953 [5ed:293, E. first initial],
1956 [6ed:331], 1959 [7ed:404],
1962 [8ed:432], 1966 [9ed:330],
1970 [10ed:300], 1973 [11ed:521],
1976 [12ed:396], 1978 [13ed:495].
A13 {1968} Proske, p 414-418, (biblio) 535.
A18 {1974} Goode.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 414-418, (biblio) 535.
A18 {1974} Goode.
101 {1975} Wilcox (Howard) Bruce Moore: Notes Toward a Review of His Life and
Art. Washington DC: Estate Book Sales (1975) 150 pp, illus.
AEW {1976} Whitney Museum of Art (bio) p 293.
B7 {1981} Who Was Who, p 410.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 428 (E. first initial).
B8 {1985} Who Was Who, p 287 (though nearly a duplicate entry of B7 published in
1981, this 1985 entry mentions his medals).
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 634.
AE1 {1988} Falk, p 3:333.
AE2 {1990} Falk, Art Institute of Chicago, p 628.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 365.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:2316.
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.
AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 6th Congress Stockholm (1955) 48-50, p 22.
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 116-117.
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1968-023
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 24:569
A R C H I V E S
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 25 photographs microfilm reel 2029.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:298],
1939 [2ed:370], 1941 [3ed:453],
1947 [4ed:324, E. first initial],
1953 [5ed:293, E. first initial],
1956 [6ed:331], 1959 [7ed:404],
1962 [8ed:432], 1966 [9ed:330],
1970 [10ed:300], 1973 [11ed:521],
1976 [12ed:396], 1978 [13ed:495].
A13 {1968} Proske, p 414-418, (biblio) 535.
A18 {1974} Goode.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 414-418, (biblio) 535.
A18 {1974} Goode.
101 {1975} Wilcox (Howard) Bruce Moore: Notes Toward a Review of His Life and
Art. Washington DC: Estate Book Sales (1975) 150 pp, illus.
AEW {1976} Whitney Museum of Art (bio) p 293.
B7 {1981} Who Was Who, p 410.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 428 (E. first initial).
B8 {1985} Who Was Who, p 287 (though nearly a duplicate entry of B7 published in
1981, this 1985 entry mentions his medals).
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 634.
AE1 {1988} Falk, p 3:333.
AE2 {1990} Falk, Art Institute of Chicago, p 628.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 365.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:2316.
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.
AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 6th Congress Stockholm (1955) 48-50, p 22.
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 116-117.