Arabidopsis Genomic Rug

Object NameDrawing/Study

Artist / Maker David Dahlquist (American, b. 1958)

Date2004

MediumColored pencil on paper

Dimensions35 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. (90.2 x 60.3 cm)

ClassificationsArt on Campus Preparatory Studies and Maquettes

Credit LineIn the Art on Campus Preparatory Studies and Maquette Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberU2007.1a-g

Status

Not on view

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Label TextDavid Dahlquist (American, b. 1958) Preparatory Drawing for Arabidopsis Genomic Rug, 2004 Colored pencil on paper In the Art on Campus Model and Maquette Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. U2007.1a-g This drawing is a preparatory study for a porcelain carpet design installed in the floor in the Carver Co-Laboratory Building. The bar-code image represents the simple, cellular structure of the small Arabidopsis plant, a genus of the mustard family that has white, yellow or purplish flowers. The genomics of this plant are researched by plant scientists as a model organism to further study plant developmental processes, and in the case at Iowa State, to better understand the genomics of corn and soybean plants. It is through this scientific investigation that genomic projects are transforming life forms. (From "Subject to Change" exhibit.)

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