Sculptor:

Petersen, Christian 1885-1961  Search this

Founder:

Unknown (New York)  Search this

Medium:

Figure: bronze; Base: marble

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Fountain

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Fisher Community Center 709 South Center Street Marshalltown Iowa 50158

Date:

Commissioned 1959. 1961. Dedicated Sept. 1961

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996.

Bliss, Patricia L., "Christian Petersen Remembered," Ames: ISU Press, 1986, pg. 165-166.

Image on file.

(Signed at base) signed

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Summary:

A nude man standing holding in his upraised hands a nude male child. Sculpture sits on rectangular base in a pond surrounded by the four female figures comprising the "Four Seasons" sculpture by George Oudot (IAS record IA000107).

Topic:

Figure group--Family--Father & Child  Search this

Figure group--Family--Nude  Search this

Allegory--Time--Future  Search this

Control number:

IAS IA000104

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_323135