1939 Henry DeForest Baldwin Uniface Portrait Medal. Cast Bronze. 99.2 mm, excluding integral loop at top. By Paul Manship. Mint State. High relief bust of Baldwin, facing right, his name above and signed below the bust by the artist. In the left field is the monogram of the Century Association, an elite New York City social club of which both Baldwin and the sculptor Flanagan had served as President. Very Rare. Henry DeForest Baldwin (1862-1947) was a descendant of Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Baldwin started his law practice in 1888 in New York and became a powerful behind-the-scenes figure actively reforming the citys corrupt politics and law enforcement. From the Richard Jewell Collection.
