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Phineas S. Shearer, B.S. 1912; M.S. 1928; joined faculty in 1913; head, Department of Animal Husbandry, 1935-1954
Phineas S. Shearer, B.S. 1912; M.S. 1928; joined faculty in 1913; head, Department of Animal Husbandry, 1935-1954
Phineas S. Shearer, B.S. 1912; M.S. 1928; joined faculty in 1913; head, Department of Animal Husbandry, 1935-1954

Phineas S. Shearer, B.S. 1912; M.S. 1928; joined faculty in 1913; head, Department of Animal Husbandry, 1935-1954

Object NamePortrait
Artist / Maker (Austrian-American, 1871 - 1963)
Date1954
OriginUSA
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCommissioned by the Department of Animal Science. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU2000.101
Status
On view
Collections
Label TextShearer graduated ISC in 1912. He was Head of Animal Husbandry Department from 1935 to 1954. In 1928 he received Master's degree from Iowa State. He joined ISC faculty in 1913. Born May 24,1889 died Oct 20,1978 in Ames, Iowa. Another of his portraits, a painting by Oskar Gross, is in the Chicago Sirloin and Saddle Club. The 1951 Little International Livestock show was dedicated to P.S. Shearer.
SignedOskar Gross
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, Kildee Hall, Atrium/new addition
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