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Three Athletes, (sculpture). Artist:  Petersen, Christian, 1885-1961, sculptor. Title:  Three Athletes, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Iowa State Athletes, (sculpture). Dates:  1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Terra cotta. Dimensions:  3 panels. Each: approx. 6 ft. x 34 in. x 3 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Three terra cotta bas-relief panels, spaced about seventeen inches apart on a brick-walled staircase. On the panel at left is a figure of a football player, who appears to be running to his proper left, holding a football in his proper left arm; however, his head and torso are turned back to his proper right. The center panel contains a figure of a basketball player, standing with feet flat and legs spread, holding a basketball in both hands in front of his chest. On the panel at right is a runner, who appears almost in proper left profile. His proper left leg is bent and his proper right leg is extended behind him. His arms are bent; the proper right arm is raised and the proper left arm is back slightly and pointed downward. Subject:  Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Sport -- Football Occupation -- Sport -- Basketball Occupation -- Sport -- Track & Field Object Type:  Relief Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Ames Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Iowa State University, University Museums, Brunnier Art Museum, 290 Scheman Building, Ames, Iowa 50011 Located Iowa State University, State Gymnasium, North Entrance Steps, Ames, Iowa Remarks:  These reliefs were designed for the outdoor staircase which was built when the gymnasium was remodeled in 1935-1936. A plaque below the center panel reads: Christian Petersen/IOWA STATE ATHLETES, 1936/Terra Cotta. IAS files contain copies of excerpts from "Christian Petersen Remembered" and "Christian Petersen, Sculptor," both written by Patricia L. Bliss and published in 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1993. Bliss, Patricia L., "Christian Petersen Remembered," Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1986. Bliss, Patricia L., "Christian Petersen, Sculptor," Bettendorf, IA: Pegasus Productions, 1986. Iowa State University, University Museums, 2017. Illustration:  Image on file. Bliss, Patricia L., "Christian Petersen Remembered," Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1986, pg. 75. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS IA000006   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000006 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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