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"Spring is Sprung"

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Description: Drawing of a naked man with a beard sitting in the grass and drinking from a tankard. His right leg is stretched up in the air. Bunches of grapes with gree...
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"Vote for Your Favorite Bull Thrower"

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Description: A man in a black suit and hat, with a red nose, has his mouth open while holding a serene looking bull by the back legs. In the man'ss left hand is a large...
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"The High Balls are on Me!"

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Description: Drawing of two giraffes, both the same height, but with the giraffe on the left with a shorter neck and longer legs, and the giraffe on the right with a lo...
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Leprechaun with Whiskey and Snake

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Description: A man dressed as a leprechaun, with a red nose and face, is raising up a cup of whiskey in his right hand. He is holding a bottle behind his back. A snake ...
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"Information Needed . . ."

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Description: Satirical drawing of a man pushing a wheelbarrow to carry his oversized belly that reads: "Information Needed: $10,000.00 Reward for any Politician or Bura...
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"Happy Birthday Joanne"

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Description: Drawing of a smiling woman with a huge cake with candles on her head. The title reads: "Happy Birthday Joanne." Joanne was the owner of the Ohio Tavern.
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"Mr.Wonderful is Back!"

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Description: Drawing of a man, perhaps a mail carrier, patting a dog who is holding what may be a letter in its mouth. A red bag stuffed with letters is on the ground, ...
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"Remember, Women are the Mothers of the Human Race"

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Description: Drawing of a woman's head with a golden crown floating above her head. The text reads: "Remember, Women are the Mothers of the Human Race."
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"A Happy '80. Ohio Joy to All"

Date: 1980
Description: A baby, probably representing the New Year, is depicted wearing a diaper and holding a baby bottle that reads "Jo Beer." The text reads: "A Happy '80. Ohio...
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"Garden Pest"

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Description: Flies and mosquitoes, and fruits and vegetables with faces drawn on them, are looking with alarm at a man pushing what appears to be a grocery basket with ...
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"Whistler's Mother"

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Description: A young man in the foreground is whistling at a woman walking by in the background. Includes the text: "Whistler's Mother." ------ A young man is raising...
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Opening Day Fishing Season (Unpublished)

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Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing that collages several scenes: the Madison skyline from the lakeshore of Lake Monona; Ted Ryan, a road maintenance worker, ...
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Opening Day Fishing Season (Unpublished)

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Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing that collages several scenes: a cigar-smoking fisherman holding a broken rod; a young Nancy Ryan with one leg propped on a ...
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Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1983
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of three fisherman, Clyde (Bud) Chamberlain with his creel, Stan Hamre, who has fallen backward into the water, and Carl Vo...
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Christmas Card

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Description: Four-fold, copy art card with two graphics. One of a cloudy night sky and superimposed white outlined Christmas trees with text that reads: "No man is rich...
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Abstract Drawing of Woman

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Description: Abstract cubist-style drawing of a woman standing. The silhouette of a man standing on a structure is in the background.
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Rendering of a man using handmade lathe. The lathe consists of a tree branch tied with a rope attached to a log suspended between two tree trunks, and a lo...
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Drunk Man Holding Bottle of Alcohol

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Description: Drawing of a man leaning over with his left hand against a brick wall while holding a bottle of alcohol in his right hand.
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A Summer Memory

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Description: Drawing of a fisherman standing on one leg and holding with an outstretched arm a fish on a string in one hand, and a bottle of alcohol in his left hand. H...
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Everlasting Life

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Description: Drawing of a vampire wearing black-and-red cape, dancing with a naked woman with long black hair and closed eyes in a mysterious and bleak setting. There a...

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