Mask of Lincoln
Object NameSculpture
Artist / Maker
Christian Petersen
(Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)
Date1936
OriginU.S.A.
MediumPlaster
Dimensions8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Patricia Bliss. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberum89.18
Status
Not on viewCultureAmerican
Label TextBetween teaching overflowing art calsses, creating campus public art, and completing private commissions, Petersen had little time to create studio sculpture. However, he had a life-long interest in Abraham Lincoln. Petersen modeled this small portrait mask for Charles Friley, President of Iowa State. it depicts a youthful, clean shaven Lincoln.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Christian Petersen Art Museum
Object Name: Model
Christian Petersen
1934
Object number: U90.101