122. Equitable of Iowa Portrait, Benjamin F. Allen

Date	1939
Material	Bronze
Description	Part of a series of portrait plaques of company presidents and city founders of Des Moines commissioned by Equitable of Iowa Companies. Cast by Gorham Co. Bronze Division.
Markings	Inscription: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALLEN 1829–1914; Signed at lower left: Christian Petersen
Provenance / Location	Equitable of Iowa Companies, Des Moines, Iowa; Voya, Des Moines, Iowa; CPAC, Gift of Voya, Des Moines, Iowa. UM2017.374
Alternate Title(s)	n/a
Notes / Sources	Artist Card in Gorham Archives, Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, R.I. Previously dated 1933 due to date on sculpture, re-dated 1939 due to Gorham Archive records.