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Christian Petersen

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Christian PetersenDanish - American, 1885 - 1961

Danish-American sculptor Christian Petersen (1883-1961), Iowa State University (then Iowa State College) sculptor-in-residence from 1934 to 1955. During his 21 years as a working teacher-artist, he pioneered in hands-on sculpture classes and art appreciation for beginners and non-art majors at a land-grant agricultural college, enhancing the lives of students, faculty and area residents for decades thereafter. He created 12 major public works of art for campus, and 38 studio works of art for Iowa State, as well as hundreds of private commissions. He created more than 1250 known works of art.

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Abraham Lincoln
Object Name: Portrait Bust
Christian Petersen
1950
Object number: U82.133
Abraham Lincoln Roundel
Object Name: Sculpture 1/9
Christian Petersen
2004
Object number: U2004.59
Dancing Woman
Object Name: Maquette
Christian Petersen
1936-1939
Object number: UM98.3
Model for the Cattle Foundation:  The History of Dairying (Study of Cows)
Object Name: Model
Christian Petersen
1934
Object number: U90.101