NOBLE, Joseph Veach (1920-2007) museum official, designer; arts administrator.
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3 April 1920.
Art Director, Society of Medalists (1975-79).
Trustee and officer: Brookgreen Gardens, president
(1976-90), chairman (1990-2007).
Officer: American Association of Museums, president
(1975-78); recipient Distinguished Service Award (1991).
Administrator: Metropolitan Museum of Art (1956-70).
Director: Museum of City of New York (1970-85).
Life Member: National Sculpture Society; Medal of
Honor recipient (1982), longtime trustee, board member.
Member, Advistor to the Board: American Medallic
Sculpture Association.
He collected ancient Greek coins, vases and similar antiquities;
his collection was purchased intact by the Tampa Museum of
Art, of which he was instrumental in that it received the estate
of sculptor Carl Paul Jennewein (q.v.), a close friend. He
wrote a book, The Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery, plus
articles in addition to speeches on these and medallic subjects.
Died Maplewood, New Jersey, 22 September 2007.
M E D A L S
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3 April 1920.
Art Director, Society of Medalists (1975-79).
Trustee and officer: Brookgreen Gardens, president
(1976-90), chairman (1990-2007).
Officer: American Association of Museums, president
(1975-78); recipient Distinguished Service Award (1991).
Administrator: Metropolitan Museum of Art (1956-70).
Director: Museum of City of New York (1970-85).
Life Member: National Sculpture Society; Medal of
Honor recipient (1982), longtime trustee, board member.
Member, Advistor to the Board: American Medallic
Sculpture Association.
He collected ancient Greek coins, vases and similar antiquities;
his collection was purchased intact by the Tampa Museum of
Art, of which he was instrumental in that it received the estate
of sculptor Carl Paul Jennewein (q.v.), a close friend. He
wrote a book, The Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery, plus
articles in addition to speeches on these and medallic subjects.
Died Maplewood, New Jersey, 22 September 2007.
M E D A L S
1972 Museum of the City of New York 50th Anniversary Medal
(designed by Noble; modeled by Albino Manca). MAco 1972-078
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 8:1190
1979 American Association of Museums Medal (designed by
Noble, modeled by Joseph Kiselewski) . . . . MAco 1979-000
A R C H I V E S
Mss {unpub} Noble (Joseph Veach) Personal Biographical file.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BA {1966} Who's Who In American Art: 1966 [9ed:348],
1970 [10ed:315], 1973 [11ed:546],
1976 [12ed:414], 1978 [13ed:519],
1980 [14ed:548], 1982 [15ed:696],
1984 [16ed:682], 1986 [17ed:746],
1989 [18ed:779], 1990 [19ed:919],
1992 [20ed:861], 1995 [21ed:890],
1997 [22ed:886], 1999 [23ed:905],
2001 [24ed:874], 2003 [25ed:888],
2005 [26ed:935].
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:2430.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
G32e{1978} Noble (Joseph Veach) 1978 Brookgreen Gardens Medal. Brookgreen Bulletin 8:2 (1978).
P9 {1985} Noble (Joseph Veach) A Medal Series For An Art Museum. Médallies (1985)
p 80-82 (paper given at Stockholm F.I.D.E.M. Congess).
P9 {1987} Noble (Joseph Veach) What Do Art Medals Say? Médallies (1987) p 19-22;
reprinted P8 {1990} Medallic Sculpture 6 (Autumn 1990) p 8-11.
P20 {1988} Noble (Joseph Veach) Medals Reflect Changing Trends. National Sculpture
Review (Winter 1988) 36:1 pp18-25,
P22 {1988} Noble (Joseph Veach) The Sculpture of Medals. The Medal (Spring 1988)
12 p 51.
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America. New York: American
Numismatic Society. Coinage of the Americas Conference, Sept 26- 27, 1987.
Volume 1, 247 pages, ill. Includes: Joseph Veach Noble "The Society of
Medalists," pp 223-247.
P8 {1989} Noble (Joseph Veach) The Other Side of the Medal. Medallic Sculpture 5
(Fall 1989) p 15-16.
G32k {1990} Howlett (D. Roger) The Sculpture of Donald Delue; Gods, Prophets, and
Heroes. Boston: David R. Godine (1990) 234 pages, illus. (With contributions
by Joseph Veach Noble).
P20 {1990} Noble (Joseph Veach) The Fourth Dimension in Medals. Medailles (1990)
p 76-78.
P8 {1990} Noble (Joseph Veach) What Do Art Medals Say? Medallic Sculpture 6
(Autum 1990) p 8-11.
P23 {1991} Brookgreen’s Chairman Honored by Two National Organizations.
Brookgreen Newsletter (July 1991) p 3 [Noble received awards from Am Assn of
Museums and National Sculpture Society].
P9 {1993} Noble (Joseph Veach) Medallists Talk With Their Hands. Médallies (1993) p 56-61.
P9 {1995} Noble (Joseph Veach) Meaningful Or Meaningless. Médallies (1995) p 63-64.
P20 {2007} Gustafson (Elaine D.) Joseph Veach Noble (1920-2007). Sculpture Review (Fall 2007) 56:3 p 31 (obit).
(designed by Noble; modeled by Albino Manca). MAco 1972-078
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 8:1190
1979 American Association of Museums Medal (designed by
Noble, modeled by Joseph Kiselewski) . . . . MAco 1979-000
A R C H I V E S
Mss {unpub} Noble (Joseph Veach) Personal Biographical file.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BA {1966} Who's Who In American Art: 1966 [9ed:348],
1970 [10ed:315], 1973 [11ed:546],
1976 [12ed:414], 1978 [13ed:519],
1980 [14ed:548], 1982 [15ed:696],
1984 [16ed:682], 1986 [17ed:746],
1989 [18ed:779], 1990 [19ed:919],
1992 [20ed:861], 1995 [21ed:890],
1997 [22ed:886], 1999 [23ed:905],
2001 [24ed:874], 2003 [25ed:888],
2005 [26ed:935].
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:2430.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
G32e{1978} Noble (Joseph Veach) 1978 Brookgreen Gardens Medal. Brookgreen Bulletin 8:2 (1978).
P9 {1985} Noble (Joseph Veach) A Medal Series For An Art Museum. Médallies (1985)
p 80-82 (paper given at Stockholm F.I.D.E.M. Congess).
P9 {1987} Noble (Joseph Veach) What Do Art Medals Say? Médallies (1987) p 19-22;
reprinted P8 {1990} Medallic Sculpture 6 (Autumn 1990) p 8-11.
P20 {1988} Noble (Joseph Veach) Medals Reflect Changing Trends. National Sculpture
Review (Winter 1988) 36:1 pp18-25,
P22 {1988} Noble (Joseph Veach) The Sculpture of Medals. The Medal (Spring 1988)
12 p 51.
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America. New York: American
Numismatic Society. Coinage of the Americas Conference, Sept 26- 27, 1987.
Volume 1, 247 pages, ill. Includes: Joseph Veach Noble "The Society of
Medalists," pp 223-247.
P8 {1989} Noble (Joseph Veach) The Other Side of the Medal. Medallic Sculpture 5
(Fall 1989) p 15-16.
G32k {1990} Howlett (D. Roger) The Sculpture of Donald Delue; Gods, Prophets, and
Heroes. Boston: David R. Godine (1990) 234 pages, illus. (With contributions
by Joseph Veach Noble).
P20 {1990} Noble (Joseph Veach) The Fourth Dimension in Medals. Medailles (1990)
p 76-78.
P8 {1990} Noble (Joseph Veach) What Do Art Medals Say? Medallic Sculpture 6
(Autum 1990) p 8-11.
P23 {1991} Brookgreen’s Chairman Honored by Two National Organizations.
Brookgreen Newsletter (July 1991) p 3 [Noble received awards from Am Assn of
Museums and National Sculpture Society].
P9 {1993} Noble (Joseph Veach) Medallists Talk With Their Hands. Médallies (1993) p 56-61.
P9 {1995} Noble (Joseph Veach) Meaningful Or Meaningless. Médallies (1995) p 63-64.
P20 {2007} Gustafson (Elaine D.) Joseph Veach Noble (1920-2007). Sculpture Review (Fall 2007) 56:3 p 31 (obit).