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Madonna of the Prairie
Madonna of the Prairie
Madonna of the Prairie

Madonna of the Prairie

Object NameSculpture
Artist / Maker (Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)
Date1940
OriginU.S.A.
MediumBedford Limestone. Concrete Base
Dimensions69 1/2 x 28 x 24 in. (176.5 x 71.1 x 61 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineArt in State Buildings Project for Lagomarcino Hall. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU86.590
Status
On view
Label TextMadonna of the Prairie, Christian Petersen's memorial to pioneer women, was purchased by the College of Education in 1982 and placed in the Lagomarcino courtyard, which had formerly housed the veterinary medicine complex. The pioneer mother holds her small child and both gaze toward the tallgrass prairie, a land which is destined for their homestead.
MarkingsN/ARecord Foundry Mark: N/A
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, Lagomarcino Hall, Courtyard
Conversations
Object Name: Sculpture grouping
Christian Petersen
1947-1953
Object number: U88.63
Fountain of the Four Seasons
Object Name: Sculpture, fountain and pool
Christian Petersen
1941
Object number: U88.69
Agronomy Mural
Object Name: Mural
Christian Petersen
1951
Object number: U99.302
Library Boy and Girl
Object Name: Sculptures
Christian Petersen
1944
Object number: U88.67ab
Abraham Lincoln
Object Name: Portrait Bust
Christian Petersen
1950
Object number: U82.133
Old Women in Prayer (The Refugee)
Object Name: Sculpture
Christian Petersen
1940
Object number: U86.521
Janus Agri Altar Maquette
Object Name: Sculpture
Beverly Pepper
1986
Object number: U87.307
Sculptural model for Spring Maiden's head
Object Name: Sculpture
2024
Object number: U2024.108
Madonna & Child
Object Name: Reproduction Print
Sandro Botticelli
Object number: 74.32.45
Wild Goose Chase
Object Name: Site Integrated Installation
Carolyn Brown Braaksma
1999
Object number: U99.30
Madonna of the Prairie
Object Name: Sculpture
Christian Petersen
late 1930s
Object number: UM2000.4