Curator’s Tour: Christian Petersen’s "Unknown Political Prisoner"

Name: Curator’s Tour: Christian Petersen’s "Unknown Political Prisoner"
Start: 2025-09-09T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-09T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Christian Petersen Art Museum

Schedule

Tue Sep 09 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Christian Petersen Art Museum | Ames, IA

Join University Museums curators for a closer look at The Unknown Political Prisoner, one of Christian Petersen’s most powerful wartime works of art. Learn how this sculpture, once submitted to an international competition, fits into his artistic legacy and how it was recently brought to life in a newly carved version now installed in the Anderson Sculpture Garden.
Location: Christian Petersen Art Museum, Reiman Gallery, Room 0003 Morrill Hall