Rufus Choate Hall of Fame for Great Americans Medal, 1973.Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University. Bronze, 76mm. By Eleanor Platt. Obverse: Facing portrait of Choate, great American lawyer, orator, and U.S. Senator. Reverse: Full-figure portrait of Choate, the great orator in American legal history, in court room setting. Struck by the Medallic Art Company, New York. Condition: A few tiny spots; ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. Comes with descriptive leaflet.
The Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University was established in 1900. Bronze portrait busts of the honorees were commissioned and placed in an open-air colonnade, and starting in 1962 medals, struck by the Medallic Art Company, were issued to honor the inductees. The series was discontinued in 1975 with 94 medals having been issued.