Portrait bust of Mildred Catherine Meader Finegan, sculpted at a Faculty Women’s Club meeting at Iowa State, January 1942. Her husband, Jack, was head of the department and professor of Religious Education. The model was a close friend of the artist’s wife Charlotte.
Published onJan 03, 2024
289. Mildred Finegan
Christian Petersen papers, RS 26/02/52, Iowa State University, Special Collections and University Archives. Pat Bliss archives, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Date
1942
Material
Clay
Dimensions
11 x 9 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm)
Description
Portrait bust of Mildred Catherine Meader Finegan, sculpted at a Faculty Women's Club meeting at Iowa State, January 1942. Her husband, Jack, was head of the department and professor of Religious Education. The model was a close friend of the artist’s wife Charlotte.
Markings
n/a
Provenance / Location
Jack Finegan, Oakland, California.
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Known from images in Papers, SC, Box 10 f.1 and Pat Bliss archives, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa; Ames Daily Tribune, Jan. 15, 1942.
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