Drawing
Opening Day Fishing Season
| Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a view from across a stream towards a cigar-smoking fisherman (probably Sid Boyum) on the opposite side of the bank. He is preparing his fishing rod, while observing a water snake biting the tail of a large trout jumping out of the stream. The fisherman is standing on the edge of the stream with his foot resting on the running board of his horse-drawn automobile. Along the riverbank, frogs are leaping, dragonflies are flying, and a tree branch is blossoming Flower blossoms are on tree branches on the right. Sid's authorship is in the lower right. The drawing appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal on May 12, 1972 with the following story by Sid: "On one opening day, I hitched up Old Nellie to Grandpa's custom-built, pollution free swamp buggy.' We drove on down through the pasture meadow to the edge of the woods and to that deep hole under a fallen tree in Sugar Creek. I was rigging up my gear when I saw a big lunker trout leap high with a water snake locked to his tail. After a short race upstream, the trout got free and kept right on going, probably all the way to Belleville. Maybe I shoulda been there yesterday - but, of course, that ain't legal." |
| Image ID: | 123046 |
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| Creation Date: | 1972 |
| Creator Name: | Boyum, Sid |
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| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Sid Boyum collection, circa 1900-2018 (bulk 1950-1980) |
| Genre: | Drawing |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6986 Box 6, Folder 2 |
| Original Dimensions: | 13.75 x 10.75 inches |
| Sid Boyum annually created an "Opening Day" drawing to promote the first day of the general fishing season, published from 1963 to 1989 in the Capital Times and the Wisconsin State Journal. In exchange, Sid would receive copies of the print to distribute on his own. |
| Aquatic animals |
| Fishes |
| Horses |
| Insects |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Protective clothing |
| Cigars |
| Men |
| Rivers |
| Smoking |
| Fishing |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Friends of Sid Boyum, courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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