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    Artist

  • Oppler, Alexander, 1869-1937

    • Title

  • Silver State Service Medal awarded to Alice Solomon by the Prussian State Ministry

  • Physical Description

    1 medal : silver ; 3.8" x 3.8" ; 9.6 x 10 cm

  • Date

    1932

  • Summary

    Round silver medal. Recto: German eagle (Reichsadler) with text "Das Preussische Staatsministerium." Verso: a laurel wreath encircles the text "Alice Salomon, Für Verdienste um den Staat [for services to the state]" Kept in original box.

  • Depicted

    Salomon, Alice, 1872-1948

  • Subject

    Awards; Medals, 1918-1933

  • Medium

    Medals; Objects

  • Part Of

    Alice Salomon Collection,, AR 3875

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

Alexander Oppler was a German sculptor. He was the son of architect Edwin Oppler and brother of painter Ernst Oppler. Born in Hannover, he studied in Munich, Brussels, and Paris. He was a member of both the Munich and Berlin Secessions. Oppler died in Berlin in 1937.

The Reichsadler was the German "Imperial eagle" featured on the German coat of arms, which has roots in Holy Roman heraldry.

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Citation

Oppler, Alexander: Silver State Service Medal awarded to Alice Solomon by the Prussian State Ministry, Leo Baeck Institute, 61.183.