Medals of National Importance
Everhart’s medallic portrait of President William Clinton was chosen over other artists portraits for Clinton’s Second Inaugural Medal, 1997. Clinton himself choose Everhart’s portrait over two other finalists’ models.
For the U.S. Mint he prepared six Congressional Medals. He designed and modeled both sides of the Michael E. Debakey Medal, 2007; and one side for each of the following, Norman Borlaug Medal, 2006, Byron Nelson Medal, 2006, Dali Lama Medal, 2006, and the Tuskegee Airman Medal, 2006. He modeled the reverse of the Jackie Robinson Gold Medal, 2003.
He is one of only four sculptors who were asked to prepare more than one medal for the 70-year old medal series, The Society of Medalists, all struck by Medallic Art Company. Everhart has done seven. His first, Dance of the Dolphins, Issue #106 for 1992, was followed by The Fossil Record, Issue #125, then a set of five – all dinosaurs in freeform shape, forming a series within a series.
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