sentences:  Much of the inspiration for the Society came from the earlier Circle of Friends of the Medallion, which also issued medals on a semi-annual basis from 1908 to 1915.All issues of the Society were struck by the Medallic Art Company, originally located in New York City
  
  Many of the early contributors to the Society of Medalists were prominent American sculptors of the first half of the 20th century.Lee Lawrie was well known for modernistic art-deco works like the Statue of Atlas in New York City and the Sower atop the Nebraska State Capitol, while artists like Lorado Taft represented a more classical ethos.