The Wellcome Trust under the chairmanship of Sir William Castell, 2015. Relief sculpture and engraved lettering by Bret Syfert, 2015.

  • Syfert, Bret.
Date:
[2015]
Reference:
2535476i
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Description

On one side, activities of the Wellcome Trust during Sir William Castell's chairmanship: DNA (representing the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the Francis Crick Institute); a mosquito (the campaign against malaria), the unicorn (logo of the Wellcome Foundation Ltd); the globe, showing Asia and Africa (reflecting the international work of the Trust); a portrait of Henry S. Wellcome (founder of the Wellcome Foundation, Wellcome Trust and Wellcome Library); the portico of the Wellcome Building in London (where Wellcome's library and museum collections are made availabe to the public); and the logo of Project Enthuse (a radial form representing continuing professional development of science teachers and technicians). On the other side, a calligraphic inscription of the names of the chairmen of the Wellcome Trust 1936-2015

Publication/Creation

[London] : [Spink and Son Ltd.], [2015]

Physical description

1 medal : sterling silver, with relief sculpture and engraved lettering, and oxidised finish ; diameter 8 cm

Edition

[Edition of two casts].

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2535476i

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