Robert Roy Cook, the 1st principal of Theodore Roosevelt H.S. in Des Moines, Iowa
Object NameModel, portrait
Artist / Maker
Christian Petersen
(Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)
Dimensions8 × 6 × 1/2 in. (20.3 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of John Charles Luthes. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2003.168
Status
Not on viewLabel TextBas relief portrait of first principal of Theodore Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, Iowa who died in 1934 of pneumonia. Cast by Gorham Co. Bronze Division. Unveiled April 17, 1935 at Roosevelt High School. The plaque was purchased with funds raised by students and faculty.
Published ReferencesDes Moines Tribune, Apr. 17, 1935.
SignedSigned: Christian Petersen
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Christian Petersen Art Museum
Object Name: Sculpture, fountain and six bas relief panels
Christian Petersen
1934
Object number: U88.64a-g
