1938

Portrait of dean, College of Engineering, Iowa State College from 1932–1946.

Bas relief portrait of pastor of Collegiate Presbyterian Church. Cast by Gorham Co. Bronze Division.

Christian Petersen’s wife seated on a rock formation with hands around knees. She wears a hat and coat with fur collar.

Seated nude woman holding child.

Portrait bust of director of Home Economics Extension, Iowa State College.

Woman standing holding a small child in her arms while looking back over her left shoulder. Created after experiencing a 1936 flood on the Mississippi River.

Bas relief medallion. Woman in profile facing right.

Two bust sketches of a man and woman Petersen met in Kentucky, both of whom were sharecroppers, and one of whom was a former slave.

Medals awarded for achievement in engineering. Recto: Anson Marston in profile with a mustache, wearing a suit and tie; surrounding inscription.. Verso: a scene with bridges, a river, a dam, a tower and buildings; surrounding inscription.

Bas relief plaque of President of the University of Kentucky. Commission received Feb. 23, dedicated Nov. 22, 1938.

Life size figure of a pregnant pioneer woman.

Small maquette of preparatory work to be carved in Bedford limestone.

Image of mother and child are drawn on limestone in anticipation of being sculpted.

Spoof on sculpture by Hugo Robus.

Portrait bust of the patriarch of the Munn family of Ames, Iowa.

A spoof of a draft horse getting a pair of wings. Three limited edition bronzes of this sculpture were created and offered in 1984 on behalf of Charlotte Petersen by Pegasus Productions, the first of which was purchased by the Veterinary College, ISU.

Proposal for the Iowa State College Cemetery, this depicts a female figure in long skirts. The pioneer theme was used to suggest the rural background of the State of Iowa and Iowa State College.

Bas relief portrait of Sunday school superintendent of Collegiate Presbyterian Church, and superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Iowa State College. Cast by the Gorham Co. Bronze Division.

Model of a children’s fountain which depicts children in bas relief playing and dancing around the periphery of the fountain. The drinking fountain was proposed for Brookside Park in Ames, Iowa.

Two studies of a laurel or olive branch in circles.

A sculpture centered on a semi-circular fountain, aerial design view.

Courtyard with figures leading to a major sculpture.

Charcoal sketches of stepped panels, with center panel at the apex.

Sketch of a sculpture for "flame of learning" central campus amphitheater.

Amphitheater proposal with five panels for a proposed site south of the Campanile.

Sketch of a sculpture depicting a "light of learning" theme, possibly for the amphitheater idea.

Sketch of a group of women. Depicts figures for campus entry or major amphitheater work on central campus.

Sketch of Iowa State’s campanile with a vision of an amphitheater in background.

Three-quarter frontal bust view of a man wearing a collared shirt, suspenders and a rimmed hat.

Man wearing hat, shirt and suspenders, standing surrounded by large containers full of blackberries on raised slatted platform.

Three-quarters bust view of a man wearing overalls, shirt unbuttoned at the neck, and a hat with the rim turned down.

Sketch of a man wearing an engineer’s hat, shirt and pants with suspenders, walking away with a bag slung over his left shoulder.

Sketch of Charlotte Petersen seated, with her head resting on one hand, by a stream with her feet in the water.

A small building with one window behind a group of trees.

A small wooden church with a steeple and cross on top, in hills surrounded by trees.

Drawing of a male, frontal view.

Profile sketch of a man wearing a hat.

Full front view of a standing man with upraised arms (hands are unfinished) and his mouth open. He seems to be telling a story or preaching.

Study of Frank LeRonde McVey, President of the University of Kentucky.

Male figure seated in profile chair, leaning forward and turning to viewer. Three quick studies.

Study of Frank LeRonde McVey and text in a rectangle.

Study of a seated Frank LeRonde McVey, fifth president of The University of Kentucky.

Study of a seated Frank LeRonde McVey, fifth president of The University of Kentucky.

Seated male figure and face studies, McVey.

Study of a seated Frank LeRonde McVey.

Three men in hats sitting on a bench along a wall of a building. Two are listening to the third man talking.

Sketch of a very pregnant, nude woman, possibly for "Mother Earth".

Sketch of a woman with four children.

Small sketch of a woman with a child at her feet.

Three women and one man are around a table in front of a house. They are gathering bowls and food on the table.

Seated woman wearing a hat and dress facing left.

Bust view of a young man in a collared shirt looking at the viewer.

Three figures in foreground walking toward a group of seated figures in the shade of a tree. One man stands with arms upraised in front of them with his back to the viewer either preaching or as a storyteller.

Two sketches, both cut out of a sketch book and attached to a sheet of paper. Woman seated on chair with a child on her lap at upper right. Speaking or singing man in overalls standing with his mouth open.

Two standing women, surrounded by hills, wearing long dresses. One wears a bonnet. Both have hands together in prayer.

Three-quarter bust view of an older man with whiskers, wearing a rimmed hat, shirt and overalls.

Bust view of a man in profile facing left and wearing a rimmed bowler style hat.

Full view of a man seated in a chair with his legs crossed, wearing glasses and reading a paper.

A scantily clad woman in profile, standing and hanging laundry on a clothesline hung between trees. A young boy watches her from the bottom right corner.

Profile view of a woman facing left, wearing a collared dress and her hair in a bun at the back of her neck. Glued to back: …Art Engravers, Cedar Rapids

Rapid sketch of what could have been Petersen’s idea for an Ames Brookside Park Fountain, including an image of a Boy Scout.

Study of a sculpture. An idea for Brookside Park fountain.

Side and top views of an octagonal shaped fountain with bas relief panels.

Circle with the bust of Thomas Jefferson. Submission to the national competition to design the Jefferson Nickel, 1938.

Sketch of a woman comforting a child in her lap.

Sketch of a faceless woman bottle feeding a baby in her arms.

Sketch of a woman comforting a child in her lap while a young girl looks over her shoulder.

Circle with a horse jumping out of a hexagon design in the center.

Studies for Pioneer Woman. Potentially a war memorial. The model may have been Hazel Allen Lipa, professor of English at Iowa State College.

Six sketches, five of a standing woman with hands clasped, one of a seated woman.

Lenore Sullivan, friend of the Petersens, with her feet in a stream.

Study of the face of Frank LeRonde McVey.

Sketch for design and placement of proposed Amphitheater north across the street from "Fountain of the Four Seasons".

Rectangle with a figure seated inside, several light facial sketches surround. Study for Frank LeRonde McVey.

Rough clay blocking study of mother and child.

Sketch of a man, Frank LeRonde McVey, seated in a director’s chair.

Bust of President of the University of Kentucky.

Circle with the bust of Thomas Jefferson. Possible submission to the national competition to design the Jefferson Nickel, 1938.

Design unknown. Possible submission to the national competition to design the Jefferson Nickel, 1938.