Photograph
"Smiling Mushroom" Relocation Project
| Successful relocation of Sid Boyum's sculpture, "Smiling Mushroom," to the public green space on the bike path at Atwood Avenue and Dunning Street. Lou Host-Jablonski, AIA architect, is seen squatting beside the installed piece, posing with two white plastic buckets and a hand trowel for mixing foundation cement. He is across from Anton ("Tony") Rajer, professional art conservator who specialized in the preservation of folk art, and Steve Boyum (Sid's son and beneficiary), who initiated a preliminary sculptural survey as part of the Save Outdoor Sculpture (SOS) in 1992 with students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Designated for a "test move" because of its small size, "Smiling Mushroom" was the first piece to be moved from Sid Boyum's backyard for public installation. It was part of a community-based volunteer project to preserve Boyum's larger outdoor work to public parks, landscaped areas and private residences throughout the Atwood-Schenk neighborhood. The "Smiling Mushroom" has a yellow face, red lips, an open mouth with lower teeth, nose and eyes. A few toadstools ring the base of its stem. |
| Image ID: | 137310 |
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| Creation Date: | 04 2000 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| 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: | 4.75 x 3.25 inches |
| The City of Madison accepted 13 Boyum sculptures, the largest single donation of public sculpture in the city's 160-year history. The fulfillment of the committee's efforts was recognized in a public ceremony by the mayor and the city council on October 5, 1999. There are nine photographs in this series. See also Image IDs: 129737, 136819, 137311, and 137312. For images of the sculpture in Sid's backyard, see Image IDs: 123956 and 136540. Source: Article in The Journal of the Folk Art Society of America, Vol. 12, No.4, Fall 1999 by Host-Jablonski and Anton Rajer. Also posted as "Sid Boyum's Sculpture" on the Design Coalition website. |
| Conservation and restoration |
| Planning |
| Sculpture |
| Clothing and dress |
| Eyeglasses |
| Hats |
| Gardens |
| Lawns |
| Neighborhoods |
| Sidewalks |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Volunteers |
| Manual work |
| 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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