Equitable of Iowa Portrait, Hoyt Sherman
Object NameBas Relief
Artist / Maker
Christian Petersen
(Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)
Foundry
Gorham Manufacturing Co.
(American (Providence, RI), founded 1831)
Date1933
MediumBronze
DimensionsWithout stand: 16 7/8 × 10 3/4 × 1 in. (42.9 × 27.3 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Voya, Des Moines, Iowa. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2017.382
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureAmerican
Label TextOne of the founding members of Equitable Life Insurance Hoyt Sherman (1827–1904) had been a successful Des Moines area banker. He would become secretary of the new firm and his success in that position lead to his promotion to president in 1874. The effects of the Panic of 1873 derailed Sherman's career as Equitable's president though. Later in his life Sherman wrote articles on the early days of Des Moines and spent time socializing with surviving pioneers and Civil War veterans.
SignedSigned lower left: Christian Petersen.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Warehouse Storage
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