Pegasus in Iowa
Object NameSculpture
Artist / Maker
Christian Petersen
(Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)
Date1984
MediumBronze cast
Dimensions15 x 12 x 7 in. (38.1 x 30.5 x 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. John and Mrs. Doris Salsbury. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU2005.361
Status
On viewCollections
Label TextThree casts made of a 1938 Petersen spoof of a draft horse getting a pair of wings. Casting done by George-Ann Neudeck Tognoni, a student of Christian Petersen’s in the 1940s. The reproductions were produced by Pegasus Productions, through royalty arrangements with Charlotte and Mary Petersen.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Veterinary Medicine, Library
