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140. Abraham Lincoln

Seated Abraham Lincoln figure. Model done for a competition in Milwaukee, WI, among 48 artists from across the United States; received second honorable mention.

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140. Abraham Lincoln

In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Date

1933

Material

Painted plaster

Dimensions

25 x 13 x 18 in. (63.5 x 33 x 45.7 cm)

Description

Seated Abraham Lincoln figure. Model done for a competition in Milwaukee, WI, among 48 artists from across the United States; received second honorable mention.

Markings

n/a

Provenance / Location

Charlotte Petersen; Gilbert Community Schools, Gilbert, Iowa; CPAC, Purchased with support from Beverly and Warren Madden. UM2006.139

Alternate Title(s)

n/a

Notes / Sources

Papers, SC, Box 5, f.5. Petersen refers to Milwaukee competition by Gorham of Providence and Jens Jensen; The Art Digest, July 1, 1933;

Exhibition: Des Moines Register, Aug. 13, 1933; Ames Daily Tribune, May 16, 1964.

Image: Sketch, vol. 14 no.1, 1942.

Petersen’s Lincoln, a seated figure also referred to as “Young Lincoln”, receives second honorable mention as chosen by the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Committee in a Milwaukee, WI national sculpture competition at the Milwaukee Art Institute. During the month of June, the work of art is exhibited at the Milwaukee Art Museum. (The Art Digest, July 1, 1933; The American Magazine of Art, August 1933, p. 395; Des Moines Register, July 2,1933.)

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