尤金·道布 (Eugene Daub) 榮獲 2024 年美國年度獎章

美國獎章雕塑家協會將尤金·道布 (Eugene Daub) 評為 2024 年美國年度獎章得主，獎牌創建於 2023 年

The American Medallic Sculptors Association has named Eugene Daub the 2024 American Medal of the Year medal winner, for medals created in 2023.

美國獎章雕塑家協會將尤金·道布 (Eugene Daub) 評為 2024 年美國年度獎章得主，因其獎牌於 2023 年製作。

Daub was recognized for his award medal commissioned by the American Numismatic Society, specifically for the Huntington Award. The ANS Huntington Award is a medal conferred annually in honor of the late Archer M. Huntington, ANS benefactor and president from 1905 to 1910. When stocks of the previous medal ran low, the society commissioned the newly designed medal.

多布因其由美國錢幣學會委託頒發的獎章而獲得認可，特別是亨廷頓獎。 ANS 亨廷頓獎是每年為紀念 1905 年至 1910 年間 ANS 捐助者兼主席阿徹·M·亨廷頓 (Archer M. Huntington) 頒發的獎章。

“This award has raised my spirits,” Daub noted. “It’s interesting that the award is for an award. In this case, honoring people who have done extraordinary work. This dovetails with much of the work I do, creating medals to honor extraordinary people. There is nothing in the world I would rather be doing than creating artwork for that purpose.

「這個獎項鼓舞了我的士氣，」道布說。 「有趣的是，這個獎項就是為了獎項而頒獎。在這種情況下，是對傑出工作的人表示敬意。這與我所做的大部分工作相吻合，為傑出人士頒發獎牌。世界上沒有什麼比為此目的創作藝術品更願意做的事情了。

“I am grateful to Peter Van Alfen and the ANS committee for giving me the opportunity to create this medal. It was a tough act to follow, replacing the Fuchs medal that was such a beautiful piece of medallic art.

「我感謝 Peter Van Alfen 和 ANS 委員會給我機會創造這枚獎牌。這是一個很難遵循的行為，取代了福克斯獎章，這是一件如此美麗的獎章藝術品。

“Originally, I thought I would be doing a portrait of Huntington, but the committee wanted more of a symbolic piece. This forced me to dig deeper into an approach that symbolized scholarship — the book and the medal, my two favorite things — and render their sculptural essence. Because of its simplicity, I feel it complements whatever medallic images that it is paired with, as in the recent photo composition by Emma Pratte of the ANS Award to Dr. Pliego.”

「最初，我以為我會畫一幅亨廷頓的肖像，但委員會想要更多的是像徵性的作品。這迫使我更深入地挖掘一種象徵學術的方法——書籍和獎牌，我最喜歡的兩件事——並呈現它們的雕塑本質。由於它的簡單性，我覺得它與與之搭配的任何獎牌圖像相得益彰，就像艾瑪·普拉特 (Emma Pratte) 最近為 Pliego 博士頒發 ANS 獎的照片構圖一樣。

The AMSA award medals were struck in silver at Medalcraft of Green Bay, Wis., and are 69 millimeters in diameter.

AMSA 獎牌是在威斯康辛州綠灣 Medalcraft 鑄造的銀質獎牌，直徑為 69 毫米。

This year, two medals tied for second place AMSA honors. One Man’s Terrorist is the Next Man’s Freedom Fighter, created by long-time AMSA member Michael Meszaros, and Oak Leaves, by new member Tracy Mahaffey, received the honors.

今年，兩面獎牌並列 AMSA 榮譽第二名。 《One Man's Terrorist》是《Next Man's Freedom Fighter》，由 AMSA 長期成員 Michael Meszaros 創作，而《Oak Leaves》則由新成員 Tracy Mahaffey 創作，獲得了這一榮譽。

These two medals truly demonstrate the breadth of subjects that medals can capture, from provocative political statements to intimate views of nature. Meszaros has twice won the AMY in the past, while this is Mahaffey’s first entry.

這兩枚獎章真實地展示了獎章可以捕捉的主題的廣度，從挑釁性的政治聲明到對自然的親密看法。梅薩羅斯過去曾兩次贏得 AMY，而這是馬哈菲首次參賽。

Meszaros’ medal is in bronze and 99 millimeters in diameter. The artist says, “Both sides are the same, except for the inscriptions and the symbols on the shoulders of both shooter and victims. The effect on the victims is the same. Your view as to which is villain, and which is hero depends on which side you support.”

梅薩羅斯的獎牌為青銅材質，直徑 99 毫米。藝術家說：「除了槍手和受害者肩膀上的銘文和符號之外，兩邊都是一樣的。對受害者的影響是一樣的。你對誰是惡棍、誰是英雄的看法取決於你支持哪一方。

Mahaffey is a professional stone carver from Rhode Island who specializes in headstones and memorials. Oak Leaves is her first bronze medal, uniface, and 4.5 inches in diameter. The artist says, “I love focusing on the mundane; these are the things that bring me relief from all the stress of the day — telephone poles, clothes pins, pine cones, these are all grounding for me.”

馬哈菲（Mahaffey）是來自羅德島州的一位專業石雕師，專門從事墓碑和紀念館的雕刻。 《Oak Leaves》是她的第一枚銅牌，單面，直徑 4.5 英寸。藝術家說：「我喜歡專注於平凡的事物；這些東西可以讓我從一天的所有壓力中解脫出來——電線桿、衣夾、松果，這些都是我的根基。

All AMY entries, by 24 artists, will be pictured in the next full-color issue of AMSA’s Members Exchange.

24 位藝術家的所有 AMY 參賽作品都將出現在 AMSA 會員交流的下一期全彩期刊中。

Art medal collectors and designers are invited to learn about and join the American Medallic Sculpture Association at www.amsamedals.org. Previous year’s winners may be viewed at https://amsamedals.org/eventsamerican_medal_of_the_year_award/.

藝術獎章收藏家和設計師受邀了解並加入美國獎章雕塑協會，網址：www.amsamedals.org。上一年度的得獎者可在 https://amsamedals.org/eventsamerican_medal_of_the_year_award/ 上查看。