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Four Seasons Fountain

Four Seasons Fountain

Four Seasons Fountain with the Memorial Union in the background. The maiden facing front nurses her newborn, the maiden facing right holds a basket of maize, and the maiden facing left plants the seed corn. The fourth maiden (not visible) holds …
Four Seasons Fountain - detail

Four Seasons Fountain - detail

Detail of one of the four maidens seated around the fountain, she holds a basket of maize.
Petersen family photograph

Petersen family photograph

Mary, Charlotte and Christian Petersen at home around Christmas 1939.
George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver

Statue of George Washington Carver by Christian Petersen, sculptor-in-residence in the late 1940's. Originally a plaster sculpture, it was given to the University and placed in Carver Hall at the dedication of the hall in 1970 by the Class of 1968.…
Country church

Country church

Sketch of country church in Kentucky part of a series completed by Christian Petersen
Uncle Bill

Uncle Bill

Sketch of ""Uncle Bill,"" W.H. Reams or Orlando Kentucky July 20, 1939 part of a series completed by Christian Petersen
Outside potluck

Outside potluck

Sketch of outside potluck Kentucky part of a series completed by Christian Petersen
Uncle Miles Bach

Uncle Miles Bach

Side profile sketch of Uncle Miles Bach Quick Sands Kentucky part of a series completed by Christian Petersen
A Mountain Interlude

A Mountain Interlude

Essay""A Mountain Interlude,"" by Chirstian Petersen's wife Charlotte, describing funerals in Wilhurst, Kentucky after a flood.
Eli Lilly and Company Research Award (orginally named for biological chemistry, currently for work of unusual merit in microbiology or immunology)

Eli Lilly and Company Research Award (orginally named for biological chemistry, currently for work of unusual merit in microbiology or immunology)

Medal awarded for biological chemistry by the Eli Lilly & Co. (and through the American Chemical Society). Recto: male chemist in laboratory looking into a microscope. Verso: Male seated under a tree, studying the frog in his outstretched hand. …
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