The American Medallic Sculpture Association (AMSA) is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2019 American Medal of the Year (AMY) award is"Breakout" by Michael Meszaros. Three additional medals were deemed worthy of Honorable Mention-"Hedy Lamarr," for the Jewish-American Hall of Fame,by Eugene Daub, "Robin Salmon, Curator of Sculpture at Brookgreen Gardens" by Dan Kraus, and "False Announcement" (that Harriet Tubman would replaceAlexander Hamilton on $20 bills) by Art Ellis. For information about availability and prices, contact: Michael Meszaros at meszaros.sculptor@gmail.com, Eugene Daub at eugenedaub@cox.net, DanKraus at dan@KrausArt.com, and Art Ellis at art@artellis.net. A recordnumber of 48 medals were submitted for the 2019 AMY award, according to jury chairperson, Mel Wacks.

All American medalists are welcome to participate in the AMY Award competition, as well as all AMSA members throughout the world. All of theentries can be viewed at

www.amsamedals.org. Medalists as well as collectors can join AMSA on their web site; dues are $40 in USA andCanada, $50 elsewhere.