The model, Marion Link of Nevada, won second in the National Cornhusking Championship in 1940 and first place in the Iowa championship in 1941. Commissioned along with 4-H Calf by the Hotel Sheldon-Munn, Ames, IA.
Published onJan 03, 2024
283. Cornhusker
In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Date
1941
Material
Painted plaster
Dimensions
43 x 16 x 24 in. (109.2 x 40.6 x 61 cm)
Description
The model, Marion Link of Nevada, won second in the National Cornhusking Championship in 1940 and first place in the Iowa championship in 1941. Commissioned along with 4-H Calf by the Hotel Sheldon-Munn, Ames, IA.
Markings
n/a
Provenance / Location
Hotel Sheldon Munn, Ames, Iowa; Kirkwood Civic Center Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa; CPAC, Gift in memory of Joseph M. Coppola, Sr., by the Coppola Family. UM99.329
Alternate Title(s)
The Iowa Champ
Notes / Sources
Iowa State Daily, Sept. 29, 1942; Des Moines Register, March 4, 1951; Des Moines Tribune, Nov. 26, 1942; Ames Daily Tribune, Nov. 30, 1950. Referred to as "The Iowa Champ" in Wallace's' Farmer, Col 68, Issue 1, 1943.
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