Woman in a cloak
Object NameDrawing
Artist / Maker
Christian Petersen
(Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)
OriginUSA
MediumBrown ink on paper, within sketchbook
Dimensions12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LinePurchased by University Museums from Mary Petersen with the Christian Petersen Memorial Fund. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberum92.319a
Status
Not on viewCollections
Label TextIn the drawing Woman in a cloak, the figures of the person standing with crutches and a woman assisting a child were intended for a sculptural installation symbolizing the various divisions of Iowa State College; these figures would have been part of the Home Economics section. Petersen sketched a few figures similar to this, draped and mourning female figure, sometimes shown making a gesture of prayer, sometimes with hands crossed on her chest, and other times with her hands clasped together and thrust downward.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Christian Petersen Art Museum
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1944
Object number: um92.317
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1944
Object number: um92.318
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1945-1946
Object number: um92.355
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1943-1947
Object number: UM99.225
