Jones, Elizabeth (c. 1935–)
Jones, Elizabeth (c. 1935–)
American sculptor-engraver. Born c. 1935 in Montclair, NJ; Vassar College, BA; attended Art Students League; also earned a diploma at Scuola dell'Arte dolla Medaglia in Rome, 1964.
Spent 2 decades in Rome and designed gold medal in honor of Pope John Paul II for Italian government (1979); became chief sculptor-engraver of US Mint (1981), the 1st woman; designed George Washington commemorative half dollar (1982), presidential medal for President Ronald Reagan, and Olympic silver dollar (1983); designed figure of Greek goddess Nike for obverse of Olympic 5-dollar gold piece, the half eagle (1988).
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