Grolier Club Memorial of Edgar Allen Poe by Edith Woodman Burroughs

Grolier Club Memorial of Edgar Allen Poe 1909

portrait

sculpture

close up portrait

sculptural image

portrait reference

unrealistic statue

portrait head and shoulder

sculpting

mid-section and head portrait

men

animal drawing portrait

statue

This bronze medal, created by Edith Woodman Burroughs in 1909, commemorates Edgar Allan Poe and was commissioned by the Grolier Club. The medal features a detailed portrait of Poe, with his signature mustache, gazing directly at the viewer. It also includes the date of Poe's birth (1809) and the year of the medal’s creation (1909), highlighting Poe’s enduring legacy. The Grolier Club Memorial of Edgar Allan Poe is a fine example of early 20th-century medallic art, a sculptural form used to honor individuals and events.