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History of Dairying Mural, (sculpture). Artist:  Petersen, Christian, 1885-1961, sculptor. Cox, Paul, fabricator. Title:  History of Dairying Mural, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Dairy Industry, (sculpture). (Fountain, Panels in Dairy Industry Courtyard), (sculpture). Dates:  Designed 1934. Installed Spring 1936. Medium:  Glazed terra cotta. Dimensions:  7 panels. Each panel approx. H. 7 ft. 2 in. x W. 6 ft.; Center panel with fountain: approx. H. 8 ft. 10 in. x W. 4 ft. 11 in. Inscription:  (Lowest far right block:) Christian Petersen/sculptor signed Description:  Six bas-relief panels show various progressions of milk production from milking cows to processing. A seventh high-relief center panel has three cows drinking from a projecting drinking fountain, from which water overflows into two semi-circular tiers to a rectangular pool below. Subject:  Animal -- Cattle Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Farm -- Dairy Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Ames Fountain Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Iowa State University, University Museums, Brunnier Art Museum, 290 Scheman Building, Ames, Iowa 50011 Located Iowa State University, Food Science Building courtyard, Ames, Iowa Remarks:  Project completed as artist-in-residence project with student assistance. Funded through a federal PWA (Public Works of Art) grant and National Youth Assistance funds. Professor Paul E. Cox oversaw firing of the pieces. When the sculpture was installed the building was known as the Dairy Industry Building. The sculpture was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in Oct. 1985. IAS files contain related excerpts from Patricia L. Bliss' text "Christian Petersen: Sculptor," Ames: ISU Press, 1986, pgs. 34-55, 205-206; and Geraldine Wilson's "Christian Petersen: Sculptor," Ames, ISU Press, 1961, pg. 78. References:  Iowa State University, Brunnier Gallery and Museum, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1993. Iowa State University, University Museums, 2017. Illustration:  Bliss, Patricia L., "Christian Petersen: Sculptor," Ames, ISU Press, 1986. 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 65060004   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 65060004 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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