MORE ON THE GIRL ON THE QUARTER

 

It is interesting to me for a variety of reasons. First off, the photo on the opening page shows Doris in the same pose as the one that appeared in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle that was included in the earlier article. She's clothed in this one. I also liked the coin showing its edge.

Second, the photos on the last two pages, the first showing MacNeil at his easel working on plasters of two coins. How did I miss this photo?

I can't help but think they are the Quarter and the Dime even though the caption says otherwise. Could it be a smaller version of the quarter before executing the 14 version? The last page shows Doris in her Red Cross nurse's uniform. The only things missing are her wrist, ankle and calf, so we'll have to leave them to our imaginations.

This is a well-written and fairly comprehensive article, one of the best I've read on the subject, a broad overview of the model, the artist and the coin. A statement at the bottom of page three reads, Then this is done in relief on a medallion 14 inches in diameter. For this work Miss Doscher posed. Interesting statement that I have to believe is gospel.

   

Jim adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
STANDING LIBERTY QUARTER MODELS (https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n28a12.html)

   

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