Portrait bas relief of academic chairman, Chemical Engineering, Iowa State College.
Published onDec 19, 2023
229. Orland Russell Sweeney
In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Date
1958
Material
Bronze
Description
Portrait bas relief of academic chairman, Chemical Engineering, Iowa State College.
Markings
Inscription: ORLAND RUSSELL SWEENEY/ 1882–1958/ FIRST HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1920–1947. AN INSPIRING EDUCATOR, ADMINISTRATOR AND RESEARCH WORKER. KNOWN FOR HIS WARM PERSONALITY, REMARKABLE FORESIGHT AND INVENTIVE MIND. A DEVOTED FRIEND TO STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES ALIKE. PRESENTED WITH AFFECTION BY SWEENEY’S BOYS OF THE CLASS OF 1927.
Provenance / Location
Commissioned by Iowa State College, Department of Chemical Engineering; CPAC/AOC. U99.294
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Papers, SC, clipping in scrapbook with image of sculptor creating bust.
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