One sculpture depicts Mary Petersen, the artist’s daughter, holding her rag doll in dejection and the other depicts her playmate–a neighborhood boy–holding his new puppy after bragging about it and telling her, You can’t play with it. Five plaster castings were sold at…
Published onDec 22, 2023
241. Two Children
In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Date
1939
Material
Fired clay
Dimensions
boy: 12 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 4 in. (31.8 x 13.3. x 10.2 cm); girl: 12 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (31.8 x 12.1 x 13.3 cm)
Description
One sculpture depicts Mary Petersen, the artist’s daughter, holding her rag doll in dejection and the other depicts her playmate–a neighborhood boy–holding his new puppy after bragging about it and telling her, “You can’t play with it.” Five plaster castings were sold at the 1964 sale, and others were sold around that time.
Thirty-six pairs of Permastone castings of the originals were done by Pegasus Productions in 1986 by royalty arrangement with Charlotte and Mary Petersen.
Markings
n/a
Provenance / Location
Charlotte Petersen; Patricia L. Bliss; CPAC, Gift of Patricia L. Bliss. Boy: UM89.20 Girl: UM89.21
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Five plaster castings were sold at the 1964 sale, and others were sold around that time.
Thirty-six pairs of Permastone castings of the originals were done by Pegasus Productions in 1986 by royalty arrangement with Charlotte and Mary Petersen.
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