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Gladys Gunzer

Gladys Gunzer

American sculptor

Gladys Smith Gunzer (November 12, 1939 – June 13, 2016) was a noted American medalist and sculptor. She was the first woman chosen to design an official United States presidential inaugural medal.[2]

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Biography

Gunzer was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina in 1939. She studied fine arts at the Women's College of the University of North Carolina, but left in order to raise her family. She was hired by the Medallic Art Company in 1972 and worked there until 1990, working her way up to senior sculptor and manager of the firm's art department.[3] She then moved to Arizona and worked as a freelance medallic sculptor.[2]

Notable works

1980 Winter Olympics silver medal

References

  1. [1]
    "Weddings". Newspapers.com. The Bridgeport Post. 25 November 1960. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Luce Artist Biography - Gladys Gunzer". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Gunzer, Gladys Smith". Medal Artists (Dick Johnson's Databank). Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. [4]
    "Millennium Medal Winners | IEEE Electron Devices Society". eds.ieee.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2016-07-09.


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