Conversations

Three groups of students along brick wall: three females, a male and female, and a single female reading.

This model shows the central sculpture grouping depicting a male and a female student. Listed as damaged in 1964 sale record.

Study of seated boy reading a book.

Study of an aerial view of the locations of trees, stop signs, and the ISC sign with distances between them. Measurements and elevations are marked.

Five studies for monumental sculptural markers. One is a woman and the others are groups. Concepts for Campus Entry and "Conversations".

Seated figure of a girl.

Figures leaning against a wall.

Four studies of a seated, nude woman.

Woman seated looking at a book.

Man and woman leaning on a wall.

Study of a man, and a woman who is holding a child on her hip.

Study of a man, and a woman who is holding a child on her hip.

Woman seated with hands clasped around knees.

Woman seated with arms around legs.

Study of a man leaning and woman seated on a wall.

Study of a couple leaning on a wall, studying a book.

Man and a woman holding a child on her hip.

Study of three people grouped together looking at a book and of a single person sitting and looking at a book.

Study of clustered sculptures and corner detail of Lincoln Way and Beach Ave. where Petersen proposed a major sculpture grouping for the entrance to Iowa State College campus.

Three studies for "Conversations" and/or campus entry wall at Lincoln Way and Beach Ave. intersection.

Two studies with two figures in each leaning on walls.

Two studies of seated woman. One study has two infants below the seated woman.

Study of a grouping of three people.

Woman sitting on the ground with knees pulled toward her and her hands clasped around her knees. Sketch of bust of woman in upper right.

Studies of people. Concepts for campus entry.

Distance study with measurements and calculations for brick wall between groupings.

Instructions and measurements for building the brick wall.

Lines with measurements of distances for the wall construction.

Study of proposed dimensions for a bench, wall, stone, foundation and footing.

Studies and measurements for bases for the three groupings of figures.

Studies for proposed wall, with measurements and instructions for its construction including weights of the sculpture groupings in tons.

Study of two young men, one is sitting and the other is standing with an object in his hands. Stair steps indicate an entry of foyer.

Four studies for a sculpture to be placed at and intersection entrance to campus. May relate to "Conversations".

1.5 inch to 1 foot scale model for "Conversations", three groupings of students with brick wall in between. Appears broken in half in 1961 studio images.

Instructions and measurements for building the brick wall with the bedford limestone sculpture.