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Baskin O & V Detail

Date: 07 28 1974
Description: Exterior decorative detail featuring carved columns decorated with faces, vines and leaves on Baskin O & V at 7 North Pinckney Street.
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Terra Cotta Detail

Date: 10 27 1974
Description: Decorative terra cotta details on the exterior front of the Schlimgen Building at 1327 University Avenue.
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Strand Theater Details

Date: 03 09 1975
Description: Decorative details on the upper exterior of the Strand Theater at 16 East Mifflin Street featuring classical Greek engaged (recessed) columns that reflect ...
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Lion Head Gargoyle

Date: 05 18 1975
Description: Carved lion head which serves as an ornament above the entrance of the Baccarat Tavern at 235 King Street.
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Ornamental Swag

Date: 06 29 1975
Description: Ornamental swag depicting fruits, flowers, and foliage tied with ribbon in the National Mutual Benefit Insurance Co. (Beaver Building) at Monona Avenue and...
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Edgewood High School column

Date: 11 23 1975
Description: The base of a column at Edgewood High School, 1000 Edgewood Avenue, decorated with angels and crosses that hint at Renaissance style.
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Greek-Inspired Window

Date: 05 02 1976
Description: A window in a building at 16 North Broom Street featuring columns topped by a pediment. Carved in the center of the pediment is a wooden swag, which is a d...
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Detail of The South Pediment

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Description: Detail of the sculpture "The Virtues and Traits of Character," by Adolph A. Weinman, on the South Pediment of the Wisconsin State Capitol.

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