American Legion 1925 Bronze School Award calligraphy instruction I've really fallen in love

I've really fallen in love with these old clay marbles

And he reminds me of a Carl Aubock sculpture in his simple but just-right form and weight

Vytlacil co-founded the American Abstract Artist Group

the patina on its old orange paint

*Little carved wooden rabbit in last photo sold separately

American Legion 1925 Bronze School Award calligraphy instruction I've really fallen in loveNever a bad thing to honor Courage, Character, and Service, and this 1925 bronze American Legion School Award does so quite beautifully I think. The American Legion was established in Paris in 1919 under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt to deal with the needs and well being of the nearly two million veterans returning from France after WWI, and in 1922 established a School Awards Program to honor outstanding graduating students. This medal to