Drawing
Opening Day Fishing Season
| Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a man sitting at a table (inscribed PAM) and playing cards with a salmon and a muskelunge (muskie). The muskelunge appears to be passing an ace of diamonds to the trout under the table with his tail. On the back wall are a framed print and a fish stretcher below a rod with many lures. This card game is framed on all sides with fishing reels. Outside the left reel is a margin of ducks flying, a kingfisher sitting in a cattail, a dragonfly resting on grass, and a stash of fishing equipment and a pair of die denoting the chance of a game (cards or fishing). The bottom edge is a water scene of aquatic life like crayfish and shells. This drawing appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal on May 11, 1973 with Sid's caption: "As long as we are all antsy as fish out of water waiting for the season to open, what could be more relaxing than an honest game of stud poker with two worth protagonists. It is obvious that card sharks are not all sharks." He adds "Good luck and good fishing." Sid's authorship is in the lower right corner included with his hand signature and the year "89." |
| Image ID: | 123053 |
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| Creation Date: | 1973 |
| 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: | prints, fine-art |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6986 Box 15, Folder 3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 20.75 x 17 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. |
| Fishing |
| Card games |
| Men |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Shoes |
| Chairs |
| Furniture |
| Woodburning Stoves |
| Birds |
| Ducks |
| Fishes |
| Insects |
| Plants |
| 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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