160. History of Dairying Mural: For Melke and Chese and Buttere
Final model for mural inside Dairy Industry Building. Two women in Grecian clothing and a boy with jugs. Bull in background. This also shows the brickwork and ledge which frame the final piece, which is one of a pair of murals inside the entrance to the Dairy Industry…
Published onDec 15, 2023
160. History of Dairying Mural: For Melke and Chese and Buttere
Private collection.
Date
1934
Material
Painted plaster
Dimensions
24 x 18 3/8 x 2 in. (61 x 46.7 x 5.1 cm)
Description
Final model for mural inside Dairy Industry Building. Two women in Grecian clothing and a boy with jugs. Bull in background. This also shows the brickwork and ledge which frame the final piece, which is one of a pair of murals inside the entrance to the Dairy Industry Building. It is assumed there is a similar model for Four Thousand Yeeres, the companion mural, but that model has not been located.
Markings
n/a
Provenance / Location
Gift of Charlotte Petersen to Virginia Slater, Ames, Iowa.
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Transmission (Northern Natural Gas Co.), Vol. VIII No. 2, 1960.
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