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Hermon A. MacNeil

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WA-00047135

Sculpture

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WikidataQ610214

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Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=3244
Tier 1 · Institutional95%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/hermon-atkins-macneil
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Hermon Atkins MacNeil was an American sculptor born in Everett, Massachusetts. He is known for designing the Standing Liberty quarter, struck by the Mint from 1916 to 1930; and for sculpting Justice, the Guardian of Liberty on the east pediment of the United States Supreme Court building.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 13d ago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Artworks (10)

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Incidents in the Hopi Prayer for Rain

1931 · Bronze

Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Medal (obverse)

1926 · bronze

Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Medal

1926 · bronze

Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Medal (reverse)

1926 · bronze

Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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A Chief of the Multnomah Tribe

1903 · Bronze

37 x 10 x 10 1/4 in. (94 x 25.4 x 26 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Sun Vow

1901 · Bronze

H.: 176.5 cm (69 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Pan-American Exposition Award Medal

1901 · Gilt bronze

2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Medal: Hopi Prayer for Rain

1900 · bronze

Diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Sun Vow

1899 · Bronze

72 x 32 1/2 x 54 in. (182.9 x 82.6 x 137.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Vow of Vengeance

1894 · Bronze

42.6 × 18.7 × 21.6 cm (16 3/4 × 7 3/8 × 8 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

10 published of 12 catalogued · 4 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published
The Met
4 published
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Medal (obverse)
1926 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Medal: Hopi Prayer for Rain
1900 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Medal
1926 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Medal (reverse)
1926 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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