Painting
Boats on Lake Mendota
| Watercolor painting of boats and sailboats on Lake Mendota, looking towards Maple Bluff, perhaps from Governor's Island or Rocky Roost. |
| Image ID: | 119735 |
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| Creation Date: | 1905 |
| Creator Name: | Moessner, Alma L. |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Alma L. Moessner papers, 1891-1908 |
| Genre: | Painting |
| Original Format Type: | paintings |
| Original Format Number: | M2015-060 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7.75 x 5.125 inches |
| Alma L. Moessner was born on May 8th, 1869 and died on January 6th, 1922 in Chicago. She is the daughter of Frederick and Catherine Moessner. Alma Moessner went to the Chicago Art Institute (around 1901), graduated and taught there for a few years, before teaching at Fort Wayne School of Art. Her sister, Estella (or Stella) Moessner, married Benedict Goldenberger in 1888. They gave birth to Ben Goldenberger (later changed to Ben Bergor, a magician) and Olivia Goldenberger (later changed to Olivia Monona, an opera singer in Chicago). |
| Cities and towns |
| Formations (Geology) |
| Landforms |
| Rowing |
| Boats and boating |
| Sailing ships |
| Lakes |
| Shorelines |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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