"Live in Fear" and "Smiling Mushroom" | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

"Live in Fear" and "Smiling Mushroom"

"Live in Fear" and "Smiling Mushroom" | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Red painted wooden Japanese torii gate, and a side view of a sculptural arch of a standing old man in Sid Boyum's backyard. The man, with a prodigious nose, big blue eyes, faded ruddy complexion, has a gray toga, and is resting his chin and moustache on an brown painted arch inscribed with the text: "Live In Fear." The "Smiling Mushroom" sculpture is located at the base of the arch. A potted plant is hanging from one of the torii's brackets.
DESCRIPTION
Red painted wooden Japanese torii gate, and a side view of a sculptural arch of a standing old man in Sid Boyum's backyard. The man, with a prodigious nose, big blue eyes, faded ruddy complexion, has a gray toga, and is resting his chin and moustache on an brown painted arch inscribed with the text: "Live In Fear." The "Smiling Mushroom" sculpture is located at the base of the arch. A potted plant is hanging from one of the torii's brackets.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:136540
Creation Date:date unknown
Creator Name:Boyum, Sid
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Sid Boyum collection, circa 1900-2018 (bulk 1950-1980)
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, color
Original Format Number:PH 6986 Box 14, Folder 2
Original Dimensions:3.5 x 5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more of the "Live in Fear" sculpture, see Image IDs: 125712 (side view) and 125788 (arch front view); and of "Smiling Mushroom" see Image IDs: 123948 and 123956. For images on the relocation and public installation project of the "Smiling Mushroom," see Image IDs: 129737, 136819, 137310, 137311, and 137312.
SUBJECTS
Arches
Architectural details
Sculpture
Shrubs
Trees
Yards
Outdoor photography

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