PETERSEN, Christian (1885-1961) Danish-American
diecutter, medalist, sculptor.
Born Dybbol, North Schlesvig, Denmark, 3 July 1885.
Came to America at age 9, his family settled on a farm
in Paxton, Illinois. Then moved to New Jersey where
he learned diecutting at Newark New Jersey Technical
School, after which he worked in Attleboro Massachusetts
jewelry manufacturing for 15 years, where much of his
medallic work was created. He cut dies for medals,
plaquettes and spoons (12 spoons listed in DeLong,
(46–57). He also prepared sculpture, busts and reliefs
while in New England.
Appointed art teacher Iowa State College, (1934) Ames
Iowa, a position he held for 21 years.
Died Ames, Iowa, 4 April 1961.
R E L I E F S
diecutter, medalist, sculptor.
Born Dybbol, North Schlesvig, Denmark, 3 July 1885.
Came to America at age 9, his family settled on a farm
in Paxton, Illinois. Then moved to New Jersey where
he learned diecutting at Newark New Jersey Technical
School, after which he worked in Attleboro Massachusetts
jewelry manufacturing for 15 years, where much of his
medallic work was created. He cut dies for medals,
plaquettes and spoons (12 spoons listed in DeLong,
(46–57). He also prepared sculpture, busts and reliefs
while in New England.
Appointed art teacher Iowa State College, (1934) Ames
Iowa, a position he held for 21 years.
Died Ames, Iowa, 4 April 1961.
R E L I E F S
n.d. Roosevelt (Theodore) Portrait Relief Plaque (unsigned
but attributed to this artist by cataloger Joseph Levine). .
Auctions: . . . . PCA 73:428, PCA 80:245, PCA 81:323
PCA 84:255
1910 Mother and Father Relief [Helene and Peter
Petersen]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 2
1916 Hughes (Charles E.) Portrait Relief Panel (cast by
Gorham; mounted on walnut board) . . . Gorham QALV
1916 Slade (Caleb Arnold) Relief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 6
1918 Blackington (S.C.) Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . .
1920 Bliss (Carleton) Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . .
1920 Foch (Ferdinand) Medallion Relief. . . . . . . . .DeLong 16
1920 Moore (John W.) Portrait Medallion (revernd,
Brooklyn College). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 21
1920ca Morse (Samuel F.B.) Bas-relief (portrait
of Morse wearing medals; plaster, never cast
in metal). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 23
1920ca Scott (Albert Edward) Newsboys Memorial
Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 24
1920 World War I Soldiers Serenity Relief Plaque. DeLong 28
1923 Hughes (Charles Evans) Portrait Plaque . . . . DeLong 37
1925 Eliot (Charles W.) Portrait Medallion. . . . . . DeLong 43
1925 Rostrom (Arthur Henry) Portrait Relief (plaster,
never cast in metal; made for Robbins Co). DeLong 45
1926 Farnum (Cyrus) Painter Portrait Relief . . . . . DeLong 63
M E D A L S
1900 Min Moder [My Mother] Medal. . . . . . . . . . , DeLong 1
1915 Athena Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DeLong 4
1917 War Medal [designed but never struck]. . . . . DeLong 7
1918ca Soldier Battling Dragon Medal (struck by Balfour)
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1918.62.1
1919 North Attleboro Massachusetts World War I Service Medal
(probably struck by Robbins) . . . Planch X98, DeLong 8
1919 Welcome Home Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 19
1919 World War I Victory Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DeLong 20
1920ca Doughboy of World War I Medal . . . . . . DeLong 66
1920ca Winged Victory of Samothrace Medal. . . DeLong 70
1920 Osgood (George Endicott) Medal . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 25
1921 Wilson (Woodrow) Medal (struck by Whitehead &
Hoag). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 31
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . PCA 63:1290, PCA 65:1519
1925 Prudential Insurance Company of America 50th Anniv
Medal (struck by Whitehead & Hoag) . . . (53), DeLong 44
Auctions:. . . . CAL 29:2147, CAL 35:2252; J&J 10:1915,
J&J 11:490; PCA 55:1645
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1997.48.24
Collection: Newark Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . 29.2128
1926 Bibesco (Prince Anton and Princess Elizabeth) of
Romania Plaquette (struck by Whitehead & Hoag) DeLong 33
Collection: Newark Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . 29.2138
1926 Harding (Warren G.) Memorial Medal (struck by
Whitehead & Hoag). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 60
Auctions:. . . . . J&J 10:306, J&J 16:1951, J&J 17:814,
J&J 18:173, J&J 23:684
1926 Visit of Queen Marie of Romania to Cincinnati Plaquette
(struck by Whitehead & Hoag) . . . . . . . . . DeLong 61
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 63:1896
Illustrated: The Numismatist 40:2 (February 1927) p . 85
1930ca Missouri Association for the Blind Leslie
Dana Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storer 6790a
but attributed to this artist by cataloger Joseph Levine). .
Auctions: . . . . PCA 73:428, PCA 80:245, PCA 81:323
PCA 84:255
1910 Mother and Father Relief [Helene and Peter
Petersen]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 2
1916 Hughes (Charles E.) Portrait Relief Panel (cast by
Gorham; mounted on walnut board) . . . Gorham QALV
1916 Slade (Caleb Arnold) Relief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 6
1918 Blackington (S.C.) Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . .
1920 Bliss (Carleton) Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . .
1920 Foch (Ferdinand) Medallion Relief. . . . . . . . .DeLong 16
1920 Moore (John W.) Portrait Medallion (revernd,
Brooklyn College). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 21
1920ca Morse (Samuel F.B.) Bas-relief (portrait
of Morse wearing medals; plaster, never cast
in metal). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 23
1920ca Scott (Albert Edward) Newsboys Memorial
Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 24
1920 World War I Soldiers Serenity Relief Plaque. DeLong 28
1923 Hughes (Charles Evans) Portrait Plaque . . . . DeLong 37
1925 Eliot (Charles W.) Portrait Medallion. . . . . . DeLong 43
1925 Rostrom (Arthur Henry) Portrait Relief (plaster,
never cast in metal; made for Robbins Co). DeLong 45
1926 Farnum (Cyrus) Painter Portrait Relief . . . . . DeLong 63
M E D A L S
1900 Min Moder [My Mother] Medal. . . . . . . . . . , DeLong 1
1915 Athena Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DeLong 4
1917 War Medal [designed but never struck]. . . . . DeLong 7
1918ca Soldier Battling Dragon Medal (struck by Balfour)
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1918.62.1
1919 North Attleboro Massachusetts World War I Service Medal
(probably struck by Robbins) . . . Planch X98, DeLong 8
1919 Welcome Home Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 19
1919 World War I Victory Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DeLong 20
1920ca Doughboy of World War I Medal . . . . . . DeLong 66
1920ca Winged Victory of Samothrace Medal. . . DeLong 70
1920 Osgood (George Endicott) Medal . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 25
1921 Wilson (Woodrow) Medal (struck by Whitehead &
Hoag). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 31
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . PCA 63:1290, PCA 65:1519
1925 Prudential Insurance Company of America 50th Anniv
Medal (struck by Whitehead & Hoag) . . . (53), DeLong 44
Auctions:. . . . CAL 29:2147, CAL 35:2252; J&J 10:1915,
J&J 11:490; PCA 55:1645
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1997.48.24
Collection: Newark Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . 29.2128
1926 Bibesco (Prince Anton and Princess Elizabeth) of
Romania Plaquette (struck by Whitehead & Hoag) DeLong 33
Collection: Newark Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . 29.2138
1926 Harding (Warren G.) Memorial Medal (struck by
Whitehead & Hoag). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLong 60
Auctions:. . . . . J&J 10:306, J&J 16:1951, J&J 17:814,
J&J 18:173, J&J 23:684
1926 Visit of Queen Marie of Romania to Cincinnati Plaquette
(struck by Whitehead & Hoag) . . . . . . . . . DeLong 61
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 63:1896
Illustrated: The Numismatist 40:2 (February 1927) p . 85
1930ca Missouri Association for the Blind Leslie
Dana Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storer 6790a
1938 Iowa State College Anson Marston Engineering Medal
[dates/issued: 1938- ] (struck by Medallic Art
Company) . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1938-010, DeLong 214
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 11:1472
A R C H I V E S.
GA Gorham Company Archives.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:330],
1939 [2ed:410], 1941 [3ed:503].
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 719.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 3:2586.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
M13 {1928} Newark Museum. Medals Made in Newark, p 5.
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 6790a, p 902.
R4 {1941} Whitehead & Hoag (53), p 36.
J58a{1962} Wilson (Geraldine L.) Christian Petersen, Sculptor. Ames: Iowa State Univ Press (1962) 82 pp, illus.
J58b{2000} DeLong (Lea Rosson) Christian Petersen, Sculptor. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press (2000)
242 pages, illus.
[dates/issued: 1938- ] (struck by Medallic Art
Company) . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1938-010, DeLong 214
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 11:1472
A R C H I V E S.
GA Gorham Company Archives.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:330],
1939 [2ed:410], 1941 [3ed:503].
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 719.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 3:2586.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
M13 {1928} Newark Museum. Medals Made in Newark, p 5.
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 6790a, p 902.
R4 {1941} Whitehead & Hoag (53), p 36.
J58a{1962} Wilson (Geraldine L.) Christian Petersen, Sculptor. Ames: Iowa State Univ Press (1962) 82 pp, illus.
J58b{2000} DeLong (Lea Rosson) Christian Petersen, Sculptor. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press (2000)
242 pages, illus.