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Madonna of the Prairie, (sculpture). Artist:  Petersen, Christian, 1885-1961, sculptor. Title:  Madonna of the Prairie, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Prairie Woman, (sculpture). Dates:  1940. Installed 1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure group: Bedford limestone; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Figure group: 69 1/2 x 28 x 24 in.; Base: 14 1/2 x 18 x 30 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  "Realistic figure of a woman in a gown, carrying a young child on her proper left arm, holding it close with her proper right arm. The proper left leg strides forward, the proper right leg behind, both covered to the feet by the gown." Subject:  Figure group -- Family -- Mother & Child History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Object Type:  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, Lagomarcino Hall Courtyard, Ames, Iowa Provenance:  Purchased from Petersen, Christian, estate of, 1982. Remarks:  IAS files contain copies of excerpts from books by Patricia L. Bliss, "Christian Petersen Remembered," and "Christian Petersen, Sculptor," both published in 1986. See References:  Iowa State University, Brunnier Gallery and Museum, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1993. Bliss, Patricia L., "Christian Petersen Remembered," Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1986, pg. 92. Iowa State University, University Museums, 2017. Illustration:  Image on file. Bliss, Patricia L., "Christian Petersen Remembered," Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1986, pg. 92. 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 65060001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 65060001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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