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Woman in a cloak
Woman in a cloak
Woman in a cloak

Woman in a cloak

Object NameDrawing
Artist / Maker (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 view
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
Study for War Memorial: War monument
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1944
Object number: um92.317
Study for Pioneer Woman
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
c. 1938
Object number: um92.354
Seated woman
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
Object number: um92.393
Cloaked woman
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
Object number: um92.316
Studies of nudes
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
Object number: UM99.248
Religious figures
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
Object number: UM99.205
Figure studies
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
Object number: UM99.249
Woman and Sculpture site
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
Object number: UM99.211ab
Study for War Memorial: Woman study
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1945-1946
Object number: um92.355
Woman looking at helmet and sword
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1943-1947
Object number: UM99.225
Woman releasing a bird
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
Object number: um92.118