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NEW BOOK: NOT YOUR GRANDFATHER'S MEDALSGeorge Cuhaj passed along this announcement of a new book about the unique medals of artist James MaloneBeach. Thanks! -Editor
Polymarket Press
James MaloneBeach has been at the cutting edge of expanding the bounds of what "traditionalists" would think of as a "medal." He honed his craft creating containers as a graduate student in medalsmithing at Iowa State, in daily life he taught high school art in Minnesota, Alabama and Michigan. For the past thirty-five years he has created art of a very personal nature. Everything has a back story. Memories of his grandmother, father, children, teaching in Alabama, an automobile accident. Love, friendships, place, death, politics. The book is in his voice, in his speaking cadence as if seated across a breakfast table passing these beautiful items over to you to share; then you turn the page and you are handed another medal to admire and learn about. His medals are constructed, often from found objects and then mixed with ribbons or other media, sometimes acid etched with wording, and finally brought together into a very personal item. Beach (he uses that form except with documents) was one of the first Americans to win an award at a FIDEM exhibition (Budapest 1994) In 2020 he has been selected as the winner of the American Medal of the Year award by the American Medallic Sculpture Association.
"Disclaimer: I am a bit biased on this subject, I have commissioned Beach on a series of "decorations" and "awards" which have been distributed for over twenty years." Shown here are author James MaloneBeach (with a sash) and George Cuhaj (Grand Collar) Cuhaj Award of Distinction. Photo courtesy George Cuhaj. -Editor For more information, or to order, see your favorite online bookseller. Here are a few options:
Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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