Male and female free-standing figures. The year 1920 is significant as it marked the 300th anniversary of events which led the founding of the Republic of the Statas of America – the Mayflower Compact and landing of the Pilgrims in 1620.
Published onDec 13, 2023
83. Pilgrim Man and Wife
Christian Petersen papers, RS 26/02/52, Iowa State University, Special Collections and University Archives.
Date
1920
Material
Painted plaster
Description
Male and female free-standing figures. The year 1920 is significant as it marked the 300th anniversary of events which led the founding of the Republic of the States of America -- the Mayflower Compact and landing of the Pilgrims in 1620.
Markings
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Provenance / Location
Location unknown.
Alternate Title(s)
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Notes / Sources
Image in Papers, SC, Box 9 f.4, Known from magazine "Cape Cod and all the Pilgrim Land" March, 1921, image published on pg. 24. Mentioned in American Art News, Vol. 19, no. 31, Sat. May 14, 1921.
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