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222. George Nerney

Portrait bust of Petersen's lifelong friend from Attleboro, MA.

Published onMar 13, 2025
222. George Nerney

Date

1940

Material

Fired clay

Dimensions

Description

Portrait bust of Petersen's lifelong friend from Attleboro, MA.

Markings

Provenance / Location

Mrs. Helen Nerney Shaw; Charlotte Tracy; CPAC, Gift of Charlotte Tracy. UM2011.311

Alternate Title(s)

n/a

Notes / Sources

Correspondence: Petersen to Nerney, n.d. c. 1943. Nerney suggested a sculpture of George Washington Carver for a memorial or proposed monument. Mentions securing a commission for the monument. Mentions bust of Nerney created during his visit to Ames. In the Nerney archive, Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, Attleboro, MA. 

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