Ernest N. Lindstrom
Object NameBas Relief / Memorial plaque
Artist / Maker
Christian Petersen
(Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)
Date1948-1949
MediumPainted plaster
Dimensions23 × 16 × 2 1/4 in. (58.4 × 40.6 × 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Charlotte Petersen to Special Collections, Iowa State University Library. Transferred to University Museums. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM99.58
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureAmerican
Label TextMemorial plaque with bust of genetics professor Ernest N. Lindstrom (1891-1948) at Iowa State College.
In 1922, Lindstrom came to Iowa State College (University) to establish a new Genetics Department in the Division of Agriculture. Lindstrom became Professor and Head (1922-1948) of the department. He later also served as Vice Dean (1936-1948) of the Graduate College. His primary research interests included studying inheritance and linkage relations in corn and tomato plants. His work resulted in the chromosome mapping of corn and new studies in tomato polyploidy.
Published ReferencesImage: Iowa Architect, vol. VI no. 1, Jan-Feb. 1959.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Christian Petersen Art Museum
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1940
Object number: um92.292
Object Name: Bas Relief
Christian Petersen
1932
Object number: UM2013.1
Object Name: Bas Relief design for Plaquette / Medal
Christian Petersen
1912-1914
Object number: UM99.54
Object Name: Bas Relief for Plaquette / Medal design
Christian Petersen
1909-1911
Object number: UM2013.45
Object Name: Bas relief murals (2)
Christian Petersen
1935
Object number: U88.65ab
Object Name: Bas Relief Sculpture, portrait
Christian Petersen
Object number: UM2008.548
Object Name: Bas Relief for Medal Design
Christian Petersen
1912-1914
Object number: UM99.52
Object Name: Bas Relief for Plaquette / Medal design
Christian Petersen
1912-1914
Object number: UM99.262