Martin Eugene Petersen

Background

Petersen, Martin Eugene was born on April 21, 1931 in Grafton, Iowa, United States. Son of Martin S. and Martha Dorothea (Paulsen) Petersen.

Education

Associate of Arts, Mason City Junior College, Iowa. Bachelor, State University Iowa, 1951. Master of Arts, State University Iowa, 1957.

Postgraduate, The Hague (Netherlands), 1964.

Career

Curator, San Diego Museum Art, 1957-1996; advisor, Olaf Wieghorst Museum, El Cajon, California, since 1996. Extension instructor University of California, 1958, lecturer, 1960.

Achievements

• Martin Eugene Petersen has been listed as a noteworthy curator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1952-1954. Member Southern California Art Historians.

Connections

Father:

Martin S. Petersen

Mother:

Martha Dorothea (Paulsen) Petersen